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What are some of the benefits of job-hopping every year? Cons?

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    Increased pay (in the short term). After 3 or more annual job-hoppings you will be viewed as a non-team player/ person with issues. Manager knows you will leave with the smallest challenge—so why waste time hiring you.

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    New environment, won't get stagnant. Cons are you won't really establish friendships, employers won't invest in you.

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    Benefits, higher pay or better position. Cons, no show of dependability or reliability. As well as no showing of personal retainability.

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    no .. staying with the same job looks better for individuals

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    Can't think of any pros, but the cons are you lose your insurance, though can't really afford it anymore anyway.

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    Benefits.....possibly better pay and hours? Cons.....you destroy your professional reputation and credibility.

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    Benefit is a wide amount of experience and can lead to quick advancement early on. The downside is people don't like to hire and invest in someone that wont stick around, and the broad experience may come with a lack of depth in any one area. Most American companies that dont do contract work do not like to see that unless you are coming from a contract background looking for a steady gig.

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    Increase pay, learning new things, having more impact.

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    Pro: Salary increase, gain more experience Con: Does not look on resume

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    The benefits are higher salary. The cons are having to constantly re-prove yourself to your team mates.

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    Increases in pay, potentially better benefits at new company, diversifying vesting stock options across multiple companies.

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    better pay, benefits and opportunity

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    Varied experiences are valuable for picking up different ways to approach the same challenge. Though you make look unreliable or look like you are running from something if you are always bouncing around. I would hire someone who has worked for the same place for 10 years over someone who worked at 10 places over 10 years.