Job Hopping Pros and Cons

Many people that I speak with often express concern over how having changed jobs so frequently may affect the way they may be viewed as a job hopper by a new potential employer. Quite honestly, most people I speak with these days have resumes that include changing jobs every few years or so and do so for a wide variety of reasons. It is a rarity to see someone that stays with a company 5-10+ years. As such, here is a portion from an article I saw on yahoo this morning that I thought may interest some of you...enjoy!

Job-Hopping Pros & Cons

Ultimately, it's important to plan carefully when evaluating a job change and not switch too often, experts say, citing the following pros and cons

*Pro: Pay increases. "The way you make a large jump in your pay scale is when you leave a company and go to another one. It's proven time and time again.

*Pro: Networking. Different gigs expose you to new networks of people, which can be a real asset.

*Pro: Learning new skills. New environments sometimes teach workers new skills and how to function more quickly, says Kathy Jeffery, vice president of human resources at WhittmanHart Consulting in Chicago.

*Con: Landing in a worse situation. "You might jump into a new job that's worse than your old job," Gee explains.

*Con: Moving too soon. "If you're really leaving places rather quickly you may not be extracting the full value from what that particular workplace has to offer you,