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Originally Posted by SkyHigh
Dear Lori Clark,
Job hopping is like the chicken and the egg. If you don't hop then you can't advance in most cases. If you can't advance then you can't get the time needed to get the big job. From one perspective it seems flaky and from another it seems resourceful and determined. What do you think?
SKyHigh
SkyHigh,
You're absolutely right, job hopping can be very tenuous and is extremely subjective by the person reading your resume.
In my opinion, job hopping isn't a red-flag until the person shows a trend of jumping jobs (three months here, four months there, six months there) or making lateral moves (ex; moving from one regional flying a jet to another regional flying a jet, with everything else the same).
Job jumping isn't always a negative if the person is improving themselves with each move. For example, jumping from a turbo-prop after six months to fly a turbojet. The key is to always challenge yourself to "go as far as you can" within that company - upgrade, bigger equipment, check airman...
Please don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting that changing jobs every few months is a positive. I don't recommend jumping jobs if at all possible, but sometimes it is a necessary evil. Especially if the job you hold is not as a pilot.
Does that make sense?