As if staying at a company for 3 years is an option !?? These small companies will fire you in 3, 4 months and take over your work once you finish a project for them.
Find a job you like that fits the lifestyle you want to live. I'd rather make $60,000 a year at a place 15 minutes from home with interesting work and friendly coworkers than make $90,000 a year commuting 1.5-2 hours each way, working in a crowded city with stressed out miserable coworkers. Once you can pay your bills and squirrel a little away, making more money is not worth it if it comes at the expense of your health and happiness. Make $120,000 a year and die of a heart attack at 56 or make $65,000 a year and be healthy and happy into your 80s, to me the answer is obvious.
Hey Andrew, thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know. Sounds like, you have a handle of how to have a great life! OUTSTANDING...👏
Leaving a small immature firm for one that is doing well in my industry. Big pay raise, but after listening to you I no longer feel like it’s the money I’m after. I’m after that excellence, that next level. Staying at the small firm won’t help me grow. Thanks for helping me realize that!!
I'm about to hit 7 in one year. I would've been gone but I'm waiting until I'm fully vested (I want all my coins) and I'm about to be out lol. That's something I'm going to look out for in my next position. I will say that after wearing many hats as a IT person, it took me 4 years to find out I really enjoy programming.
Sometimes it's industry dependent. In the tech sector, a few months of tenure is not uncommon especially when there is so much competition for talent. In some more traditional industries, it's frowned upon to leave after 1-2 years. I've had many employers raise an eyebrow when they sense a flight risk. The common perception is that they invest so much in training you and you have no loyalty. But for every company I've walked into, I never had training (if you call training throwing you a bunch of SOPs, then maybe). I always figured things out on my own. Loyalty should be a two-way street. Companies can drop you like a hot potato anytime there is a downturn or they lose a business need to justify the position. At the end of the day, everyone should look out for their own interests just like employers look after their own interests first. Simple as that.
Hello Mr.Darnell Clarke, Today, I just came to your RU-vid channel to thank you for all your videos regarding answering interview questions. I was preparing myself for an interview some months ago, I didn't know what to do and yet I need this job, I decided to look for some tips from RU-vid where the LORD led me to pick your videos. Since then I stick to your videos for every question I needed to know. I developed confidence and skills. The questions may not be the same but I used your confidence, the approach method and the skills (START method) and many others. And today I have that Job. So thank you for supporting young people. God bless you and the works of your hands.
I needed to hear this story I am unemployed and feeling depressed for two months. I will go to a job recruiter thanks for that advice because doing it on glassdoor, and the company website gets trying and draining with no hear-backs!!!
Hey Dominique, I made some job searching video that might serve you well (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wp1IWfuoJG8.html) and (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CLZeG4oFcNw.html).
Even better is a period of contracting -you can avoid the awkward questions about company loyalty and say that it was a conscious decisions in order to increase your skills and experience at fastest rate possible.
Hilarious! I love it! I haven't job hopped that much but I have moved around every year and a half to two years for promotion opportunities. Have to do what is best for my family and I.
Wow this made me emotional. Jobs would always ask me how many jobs I have had. I always under estimated or didn't really tell them. I know what I want to do now.
Lol, I just got a call this morning. Someone was interested in my resume but when they saw I had a position already they told me I was not stable (because I stayed at my last job for 7 months) and they’re looking for someone who will stay with them a long time. This is 2022 the longest I’m staying is a year unless it’s really a good fit. I just got a great job today and I do plan on staying at least a year. They understand my career aspirations and know hopefully that I’m willing to stay even if I work on my career during my free time.
You might have a point. My last job lasted 7 years and might have been longer had I not been fired. Before that I was out of work for nearly a year and prior to that I had worked one place 10 years before I was laid off/fired. I truly NEVER liked job interviews. I always found they ask ridiculous questions and make ludicrous assumptions. Currently I've been out of work since February. It must be nice being in such demand. Oddly, I"m VERY good at what I do -- hotel accounting. I had experienced two management company take-overs of hotel property and I should have anticipated their trying to rid themselves of the FORMER staff. Karma is a bitch though. That employer went through 2-3 replacements since they fired me and had to float a $500.00 bonus to encourage new hires to stay on past 90 days.
Hey Darnell. Awesome work. You deserve far more attention and views. Here's my feedback. To begin with, isn't that a little harsh for a company to lose an employee right a year or 2 after hiring them? and secondly, I am about to hop from a small size consulting company to a large corporation as a mechanical engineer in Greece. What is your advice? Thank you :D
Hey Antonio, thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know. Companies don't care about losing employees, they only care to make money. Sorry, but that's the bottom line. They will only keep you around if they see value in you to help them make more money, save more money, or get things done faster, which makes them more money! Going from a small to a large company is great. You have more opportunities and the possibility to make a higher salary. I truly prefer larget companies over small.
Interesting, I did not know that. I thought moving around a bunch looked not so great to employers. I know people are job hopping more than ever now, so maybe things have changed.
Interesting. I am having this situation at my job. Want to look for a better opportunity that can connect my strength. Just wonder how long on average does it take from job hopping to get hire.
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Is job hopping still relevant in 2018 and on? I just quit my first job early this Spring which was a grocery store and started working at my college and I am loving it because of their flexible hours and no union. *P.S I subscribed and turned on the bell notification for you future videos. KEEP IT UP!*
Hey Doug, job hopping isn't a big deal in the marketplace anymore. I'm not saying, leave every 6 months, but you can leave every 18-24 months with no problems.
@@DarnellClarke I checked out your channel and love your videos. Could you please do one where you could give an example of what you call *"tailoring your resume"* to match the job descriptions and skills that you have. Like make a video demonstration of you job hunting and creating a resume from a word document.
Hey Doug, I made a video on that already "How To Customize Your Resume To Get Past The Application Tracking System" (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hc5PtcIwMik.html).
Fantastic Story thanks for sharing my friend. Now, this was published in 2017 I heard on one of Atlanta radio shows WSB a guy by the name of Clark Howard just made an announcement a few days ago on his show about job-hopping. And to Darnell Clarke "The Answer Man" point. Clark Howard agrees with "The Answer Man" two years after this post. Thanks, Darnell "The Answer Man". Man, you got a lot of answers to the wonders and questions with big corp.
so, I have a quesiton. I recently graduated from my university and I got a job 2 months later, but I wanted to find some work for before I go back to study and do my Masters degree. Would it be worth to take the job and then quit in 5 months to start studying again? I am 22 at the moment and I feel like I am pretty young, but I really don't know if it will be used against me
Hello Mr. Clarke. I interviewed for a position that is a lower grade than what I am now and I really want the job. How do I go about asking to keep my same grade instead of the lower grade?
