Negative Effects of Job Hopping

Bangalore: Some employees are well aware of the fact that their economic survival depends on the maintenance of cutting edge skills. And this is the reason why they do not feel guilty when they switch to some other jobs for a better salary or better opportunities for growth. However changing jobs all the time and looking for the best deals and offers can be a risky business and can have an adverse effect on your resume and sense of professionalism.

Suggested below are the negative effects of job hopping

Questions may be raised about your skills

Many of short shifts in jobs on your resume will undoubtedly raise questions about your skills and work ethic, therefore be prepared with explanations, As most of the employers today hesitate to hire people who have held several positions for less than a year, because it demonstrate that their skills were not a match for several companies. Especially during non-recessionary times job hopping can prove to be a risky task. 


Employers may question stability

This can be especially difficult in some large companies that place a higher value on job stability. If your resume exhibits that you have not halted long in any company, future employers might think of you as a high risk recruit. You can never avoid the question as to what your reasons are for leaving all the past companies behind. This can be a major deciding factor for future employers because they would think that they are just endangering their company by someone like you who has the reputation of being dissatisfied with your work and always moving to better job.

Employers are least interested in investing on a job hopper

 

Employers are never interested in investing money and training time on a job hopper. They would rather invest

in people who are stable because they will be able to contribute back into the company. With constant job hopping you will convey a message that you are not ready to make commitments. Organizations show their interest in people who have their career goals adjusted with their corporate goals. Job hoppers cannot see their career path in a company beyond a year.
Employers will consider you as inefficient, inadequate  

 
 Although you may know within yourself that you are quite effective in your work, you posses great caliber, a resume that posses a bright background will eventually speak for itself. But frequent job hopping will give employers the perception that you will not be with the company long enough when it comes to effectiveness in your job and handing adequate work tasks.

You will be seen as shortsighted

                                                                

Frequent job hopping can affect you as well. Hence you should start thinking about what you really want in life before you move on to another

career opportunity. Skipping jobs may eventually ruin many things for you such as friendship with your co-workers, relationship with your family and other important aspects in your life. Frequent job hopping is like starting all over again every single time.