How long should I stay in my role before jumping?
Timing a job jump requires balancing the desire to maximize pay based on your experience and CPA status against the risk of looking 'too hoppy.' This fear makes it difficult to know when to leave, leaving you worrying that applying for jobs in the next few months will be problematic.
Overview
People affected2 accounts across 1 forum
Workarounds found4 items attempted
Community agreement9 total upvotes
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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Found another way around this?
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- 1Moving on from the current employer for a salary increase and staying 2-3 years at the next moveDid this help you?
- 2Reframing short-term stints on resumes as contract or temporary workDid this help you?
- 3Staying in an initial role for at least 1 to 2 years to build stabilityDid this help you?
- 4Applying specifically to public accounting roles which currently hire faster than industry rolesDid this help you?
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In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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- 2Should I quit a low paying job with a long commute?