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+When I’m reviewing resumes as a hiring manager, I don’t expect to see more than 4 jobs in a 10-year span. It makes me wonder – is this person a dependable, committed candidate? This is hypocritical of me though because my resume would be a huge red flag to myself, which leads me to wonder if I am unreasonably judgmental of job hoppers.
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+Some of my friends met their spouses in college, or even earlier, in high school. I admire these people who are able to commit to a life partner without exploring other opportunities for potentially more compatibility. How do they know the grass isn’t greener on the other side?
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+Exploring multiple grass patches in my career has led to diverse experiences: engineering teams large and small, processes existent and non-existent, coworkers I like and don’t like. These multitudes helped me build perspective and learn that what I thought were deal-breakers were not true deal-breakers. Because I’ve concluded that everywhere has problems, but many can be fixed, I invest more energy into improving the situation I’m in instead of just [griping](/posts/the-burden-of-positivity/) about them.
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+Similarly, it helped me identify my actual deal-breakers so I know to sniff them out during the interview process. In landing at Included Health, I intentionally avoided an incompatible manager and an ambiguous product roadmap. I have a difficult time with authority, so I really needed a manager that I like and respect. I also appreciated that the business has a clear strategy, which allows engineering to focus on technical and product problems.
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+The right answer to the number of jobs, much like the right number of people to date before marrying, is that there isn’t really a right number. It’s whatever amount of experiences help a person discover what matters to them, and that good things take investment and time.