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Q: I recently joined a 70-employee software company as an account executive. I accepted the position knowing there was some risk, but the opportunity seemed worth it. Now that I'm here for a month, it is clear I made a mistake. The training was awful, one of my peers quit in frustration on his second day, and the president does not acknowledge me when we pass in the hall. Worst of all, though, is the undeniable fact that the software is not as saleable as I was led to believe. Should I quit now, so I can follow up on some leads from my original job search - or should I stick it out a year to make it look good on my resume?
A: Employers used to be able to get away with the kind of behaviors you describe. That's because employees used to have a hard time getting hired elsewhere if they left a job too soon. Back when I worked in human-resource departments, we called short-termers "job- hoppers" and quickly put their resumes in the "don't interview" pile. We were looking to hire people with five, 10, even 20 years of experience or more with the same employer.See the full content of this document
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Job-Hopping Shouldn't Take Bounce Out of Your Step
How times have changed. Now, it is common - even expected - for people to change jobs frequently, perhaps every ...
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