Engineering video
0:44 · 27 July 2023
The speaker explains: job hopping helps junior developers quickly gain tons of experience, see different technologies and software building methods, build a faster network, and increase their salary when switching correctly.
Hear it at 0:08 →The speaker explains: once a developer reaches a higher seniority level, they should avoid abusing job hopping because companies look for longer tenures on a CV when hiring senior roles.
Hear it at 0:29 →Software development myths debunked. Two out of 100. Myth, switching jobs often as a developer is bad for your career. Truth, job hopping can be extremely beneficial, particularly if you're a junior developer just starting out. You will get tons of experience really, really fast. You will see different technologies and different ways to build software. And you will build a network way faster. And hey, let's not forget about your salary, which, if you switch jobs correctly, will go up pretty fast.
Nevertheless, once you reach higher seniority level, you don't want to abuse job hopping. You see companies expecting senior developer to have longer stakes in their CV, because they are much harder to hire, and they want to count on you in the long term.
