Job Hopping on a CV

Dird

You did 4 months in an "interim" role and now looking to change from your current after only 3 months, is it also interim?

That's a lot of changing for a perm but assuming you have a decent explanation most recruiters shouldn't be so anal, end of the day you could still earn them commission.

Something I'd see as acceptable explanation: Worked in Networking (IT) for most the 11 years but made redundant in May, took service desk job as network roles dried up & mortgage repayments etc then took a networking job at lower pay than you've had the last few years (just to escape service desk) so now looking for 1 at the kind of pay you're used to or you took 1 with long commute & want to work locally again

Torry_Quine

Dird wrote: »

Sometimes people actually enjoy their role/work environment I know many people who have been "Senior X" for 15+ years because they like the tech & don't like the idea of being middle management/team leader

True. Many jobs also have little or no scope for promotion.

DavidT67

My suggestion would be don't make your CV a chronological history of employment.
Focus on your marketable, transferable skills, plus relevant qualifications and experience.

Put a career history towards the back and keep it concise, only include short-term roles if relevant to the role you're applying for.

Tailor your CV towards what you want to do next, not what you did last.

Potential employers should be interested in what you can do for them in the here and now.

Any employer who wants a full career history since leaving school is in the wrong century!