Blog Post: Job Hopper or Genius?

Traditionally the employer looks at a resume, sees where the employee has had three or four employers in the last six years, or only stayed with an employer for a couple of years, and tosses that resume to the side. The job seeker is now labeled as a job hopper. Is that really true today? Could an employer be overlooking a fantastic future employee thinking that way? Businesses have changed so much over the past ten years, let alone our personal lives. Schools have changed and producing a different type of student. Could it be that the job seeker has learned every aspect of their current job and bored because their employer is not feeding the employee’s need for ongoing growth? And let’s really heat it up and toss in gasoline. Gas prices are forcing employees to make some drastic decisions. The supply and demand theory is about to get kicked out of the working arena. Folks, it’s changing times. You can’t judge a book by its cover, so how can you label a job seeker by their resume?  Maybe you’re company is in a slump and you need a dynamic person to turn it around. Maybe that’s the job hopper you’re company needs. Talented, driven, dynamic people don’t stay at the same job forever. Their quest is ongoing; seek, conquer and move on. What if the job hopper doesn’t have experience in your industry? Don’t forget about transferrable “SKAs”; skills, knowledge and ability. That job hopper won’t take but a few weeks to learn your industry and will be teaching the old dog some new tricks. It’s not a one size fits all world. Times are changing and we need to think new.