Timeline for quitting a job very early; how to justify it for next interview?
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| Aug 4, 2016 at 20:08 | comment | added | user53508 | I have finally decided to leave my current job only 3 month after starting it and look for a new job. Should I mention the reason in my CV | |
| Jul 6, 2016 at 17:31 | comment | added | Dunk | The "wasn't really a good fit" answer only leads to concerns and certainly invites follow up questions where it is hard to stay positive. So just skip that part and give a more direct answer. I would phrase an answer more in line with some career goal that you are trying to achieve that you realized wasn't going to be met at the current company and somehow phrase it in a positive way. That phrasing could be a challenge in some cases but there's always a way to spin a story that makes you look ambitious or having initiative without making someone else look bad. | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 18:04 | comment | added | Evan Steinbrenner | I've always assumed that what people view as a negative for having too short a tenure at a company is at least partially tied to training costs and how long the company expects it to take to recoup that cost. If you are some Customer Service phone agent who gets a couple days of training and the company might not even need anymore in 6 months the bar is considerably lower than for a position that takes months of training and years of work. Still as others have posted a history or trend is more worrisome than a single short tenure especially if you can provide a good explanation. | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 13:00 | comment | added | Old_Lamplighter | +1 Good answer as always. I would just add that contract employment, at least in the USA is typically no more than 18 months and usually 1 year or less in the IT field. Recent changes to labor law regulations have made employers skittish at having anyone in a contract for more than a year. | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 3:29 | comment | added | Paul | Having been a hiring manager in several industries, I'd say that the timing depends a bit on the industry, but what @Kilisi provides is a pretty good rule of thumb. Some places (e.g. academia) will care more than others (e.g. high demand tech firms), but on the whole this is good advice. | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 2:16 | comment | added | Kilisi♦ | my research is as an employer, those are the general timeframes I use, same with other employers I talk to. It's based on logic, 18 months to two years is the amount of time I expect someone to become really proficient at a job, have learned or made up all the tweaks that make a difference. Up to a year they're still learning. Depends on the job of course. | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 0:03 | comment | added | tmaj | "under a year is a bit suspect, a year is not too bad, 18 months to 2 years is fine." - can you quote any research on this? For me it's like the "drink 8 glasses of water a day" rule - many people repeat it, few actually check if it makes sense. | |
| Jul 3, 2016 at 18:58 | history | edited | Kilisi♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Edit to take into account trial period from comment.
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| Jul 3, 2016 at 18:55 | comment | added | Kilisi♦ | @user53508 If you're in the trial period you can leave anytime you want without it impacting on future applications. It's what trial periods are for. I've edited my answer to take that into account. | |
| Jul 3, 2016 at 17:02 | comment | added | user53508 | Thanks for the answer. The community is not small but as I am still in the trial period of the job, if the current employers find out they can fire me without even one day notice (this is in contract that during the trial period the employer can terminate without notice). | |
| Jul 3, 2016 at 15:44 | history | answered | Kilisi♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |