QUOTE(Lucas30 @ Oct 8 2011, 10:50 AM)
Maybe I should clarifies job hopper refer to at least minimum 2 years stay. With my experiences of job hopping, it does not turn off employer if u can protray the required skills. In this emerging and radical change of organization, employer indeed had diversed their business and in need candidates that have diverse background and initiative to challenge. In order to gain these skills, staying in an organization will limiting individual potential and exposure. Individual should explore more challenge that out of the scope what u are doing now. Ex: from logistic to HR, customer service to HR, this are example of challenges that I meant. Most of the people will not willing to step into this diversify career because they are doubts with their competency and stay @ comfort zone.
I had encouraged plenty of 20's and 40's peers to take up diverse role when given opportunities. Business recruitment nowadays is not targeting @ specialization skills of an individual, but the diversed exposure skills that able to assist or emerge the skills to multiple industries.
When I judge a candidate, specialized a same job for 10 years does not impress me, rather a multiple 3-4 jobs skills in 10 years definite impress me.
I do not force individual to follow, but that is the emerging industry is toward in near future.
Not applicable to all industries.
The industry I'm working for now (telecommunication) is however against whatever you have suggested above.
We are quite particular if the candidate is a job hopper though he/she might have learnt few different skills during the transaction.
However, we believe this set of skills is not learnt in a full spectrum manner because of the short tenure in the particular company. Half-bucket knowledge.
Unless the person shows that he/she deserves the position, before hiring him/her, we will first do serious reference check to understand more on the previous employments.