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Jumping from job to job may benefit you in the short term, but could jeopardise your management career

 

I’ve been working in Hong Kong in various industries as a manager for the last five years. Although I’ve been working continuously, I’ve switched jobs three times in the last 18 months. There were various reasons for the moves, such as external headhunting, company restructuring and retrenchment. Now in the third month of my current job, I’m thinking about a move because I feel I am able to earn more elsewhere. However, I’m aware that this could look bad on my CV and wanted to ask: How long should one stay in a management position to avoid a bad reputation? I wouldn’t want potential employers to suspect that my contract was terminated.