Switching JobsI am a transportation engineer and have about 8 years of total experience in my field. I currently live in Augusta, Georgia and work for a mid size engineering company and enjoy my work. My problem is that I do not enjoy where I am living. I am thinking about leaving Georgia and relocating either to where my family lives in Virginia or where my wifes family lives in Texas. I started my career in Virginia and worked almost 5 years for a national firm before I left and worked for a local city government. About two years ago, my wife was offered a promotion in Georgia and I left my job with the city government. I only had approximately 18 months of employment with the local city government. And for the last two years I have been in my current position. My big question is whether I should leave my current position within the next six to nine months or if I should stick it out longer where I currently live. Would I appear as a job hopper to people hiring? I left my first job since they kept talking about getting rid of my department (which they did 4 months after I left) so it was a self preservation thing. The second job I left due to my wife's relocation to Georgia. I stayed with my first job for five years so I can show that I will stay with a company, but if I switch jobs it would be my third job in 5 years. Any advice out there. Thanks for your help.
I have the impression that you know what you want, at least job wise. For me that does make you a job hopper and I don´t think you should worry about that idea. if you think that you are a job hopper, people might perceive you as a job hopper. If you think you just want to find a similar job in another place, people will perceive you as someone that knows what he wants and will respect you for that. I hope this has helped you and that I have made myself clear. Good luck! | |
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