Gee, did it ever occur to him that his "disposable" workforce idea might be why his candidates have an extensive job history?

After 10 years of being a disposable employee, I'm looking for more stability. Am I to believe i'm permanently "disposable" in his eyes? That seems pretty short-sighted to me.

 

no shit. :/

 

if you're a contractor, changing jobs frequently is not unusual at all. I am a contractor and I have had 5 different jobs in 5 different states for the past 5 years.

 

I move around ALOT. Not by choice really. heh.

 

I graduated college in the Spring of 2001. Started my first real job in Aug of 01. Was there for exactly 1 year, when two divisions were merged and didnt want to move to LA. Went to another company a week later, was there for 9 months, when they filed for bankruptcy and layed off 1/3 of the staff. Started company #3 2 weeks later, was there for about 2 years. Left because I was recruited by my current company, will be 2 years in June.

So in 6 years of post college (man, has it really been that long???!?!?!!) I had been "layed off" twice, jumped ship once, and found stability....4 places in 6 years....sounds like A LOT but it doesn't feel that way, and the entire time, my skillset was expanding and growing to the point where I know I am really good at my job. Gave me a lot of different experiences and viewpoints and ideas.

The best part, I'm now making more than 2.3x what I started out of college and about 50% more than if I had stayed with the previous company.

And I can say w/out a doubt, by looking at myself and looking at others I have worked with...jumping around, when you're wanted, can def lead to significant pay increases, which would not be achieved with the typical 2-5% a year salary increase by remaining with the same company...

 

When I first started working, over 30 years ago, the rule of thumb in my field was if a person lasted less than a year in more than the first 2 or 3 jobs it was a red flag that the person had bad work habits or couldn't get along with people. On the other hand, if a person had stayed more than 10 years without switching jobs, they probably lacked ambition and were too set in thier ways.

Now, with companies merging, starting up, going bankrupt and new field emerging it is perfectly reasonable that a person, especially in a high tech field would change jobs frequently.

How old is your friend? If I was his boss I'd send him for training in modern management methods. If he couldn't get with the 21st century I'd be inclined to remove hiring decisions from his job description.