Being a recruiter since 1997, I have witnessed many career transitions.
Reading through resumes and interviewing at the rate I do; I often console people who feel self conscious about short employment stints……they tell me, “such and such a recruiter told me that my short tenures make me hard to market” …rubbish
90% of my candidates in technology, from HR to .net architecture have had a few short stints..especially those that worked through the dot com implosion and have fought through this recession.
Short stints are there to teach us, to confront us and to thicken our skin…..budgets, poor chemistry,relocation,restructuring,deaths, illnesses, pregnancies…….there are times when we cant stick it out.
This recession, which in my mind started last September…has put many people in situations, where in a year they have had more than one job. In the past 6 months people have been restructured out due to downsizing and because of a rather weak employment market they have been compelled to take jobs that they weren’t 100% about. Either that or, the spot they landed in had to suddenly cut back and restructure……we saw sudden corrections in U.S. based companies,manufacturers challenged by currency shifts related to US funds,offshoring and outsourcing in IT ran rampant,and we know of the huge losses in the automotive vertical………………so, because you landed in a company like these, don’t let any one tell you, you’re unmarketable??
When you write a resume, always write what your employers do, any one who follows markets will immediatley have a sense of what sectors were hit by our economic climates of late……and if you want to, you can add a note to explain why you left your role……
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When interviewing, its best to be factual and to do everything in your power not to criticize your former employers…..even if there was an issue with fit or chemistry between you and your boss…….it is key to focus on the benefits and the learning of your experience……” I was suprised to discover that our culture was one that stayed on Blackberry’s from 5pm to 1am most days of the week, if I turned my eye to communications after 6pm, I would awake to dozens of e-mails and the level of pressure I felt to keep up was creating a lot of stress in my family life, especially with 3 children under 5…this made me realise that my sense of family and work life balance was a huge priority and not inline with this companies way of doing business. I resigned on good terms and my boss ackowledged to myself and H.R. that they had not fully prepared me for the pace that was expected”
Changing jobs in the past 10 years and the next 10 years will be inevitable….we will all have to correct and adapt to the markets and develop new senses of what we want in our careers and what we are prepared to do to remain employed and ensure cash flow.
If you are out there afraid to make a change from your present job because of how it will LOOK on your resume, think again. No need to be impulsive, do your research, take your time…..don’t stay anywhere because you think you have to. Employers reduce and realign all the time, emotions and worry about how they will be seen play a very minor part.
Change is a constant, and in this market you will face it in some form or another…….if you feel things shifting where you work, keep your eyes open and pay attention, adapt and respond…do what’s best for you (make sure you have a plan if you stay or go) and everything will fall in to place.
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