Job-hopping increases, in possible boon to wage growth and productivity

Re:Job-hopping increases, in possible boon to wage growth an... by chongli on Friday July 06, 2018 @08:48AM (#17470945)

I'm an undergrad at University of Waterloo and the co-op program here gives each student 5 work terms, 4 months each, spread out over a 5 year degree plan. I don't know much about co-op at other universities but I would imagine that this is a contributor to the phenomenon you're seeing.

What do you think about that?

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Re:Job-hopping increases, in possible boon to wage growth an... by thedufer on Friday July 06, 2018 @08:58AM (#17471003)

Parent is specifically talking about full time positions. No one is concerned about short stints that are clearly internships. That's just how they work.

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Re:Job-hopping increases, in possible boon to wage growth an... by jcims on Friday July 06, 2018 @09:22AM (#17471158)

I think chongli is wondering if the job-hopping mindset is forged in an academic career in which you work for 4-5 different companies in a short amount of time.

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Re:Job-hopping increases, in possible boon to wage growth an... by jcims on Friday July 06, 2018 @09:21AM (#17471152)

Do you have the option to re-up at the same firm each time?

I'm just observing from an ex-boyfriend of my kiddo (so no questions haha), but University of Cincinnati's engineering program alternates co-op and academics every semester. So you're looking at 6-8 work terms of 3 months each by the time you graduate. However, as far as I can tell most interns re-up to the same company. He's been at the same one since the beginning. It's a great program.

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Re:Job-hopping increases, in possible boon to wage growth an... by kabdib on Friday July 06, 2018 @09:44AM (#17471302)

For an intern, I think that doing several different things is a positive sign.

However, I expect professionals to stay at companies long enough to accomplish "interesting" things. A series of unrelated 3-4 month projects does not give me confidence, and indeed, sends a message about lack of focus and resolve.

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Re:Job-hopping increases, in possible boon to wage growth an... by ensignavenger on Friday July 06, 2018 @09:00AM (#17471014)

You might consider noting that on your resume by listing all the jobs under University Co-op/Internships or a similar heading.

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Re:Job-hopping increases, in possible boon to wage growth an... by ssully on Friday July 06, 2018 @10:09AM (#17471477)

If you are putting each individual work term as an item, make sure to note the co-op program. I did something similar and it was never seen as a negative.

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