7 things to think before quitting your job

If you haven't been at your job very long, you risk looking like a job hopper

A stay of less than a year will cause most prospective future employers to ask about what went wrong. And while employers will generally excuse a single short-term stay, if you start to have a pattern of them, the most desirable employers will lose interest in hiring you. If your resume makes you look like a job hopper, smart hiring managers will wonder whether you get ... more 

If you haven't been at your job very long, you risk looking like a job hopper

A stay of less than a year will cause most prospective future employers to ask about what went wrong. And while employers will generally excuse a single short-term stay, if you start to have a pattern of them, the most desirable employers will lose interest in hiring you. If your resume makes you look like a job hopper, smart hiring managers will wonder whether you get bored too easily or can't hold down a job, and they'll wonder if they'll be next on your short-term list. less