| One of the symptoms of the nineties' explosive | | | | performance was outstanding. Ever resourceful, I |
| economy with plenty of leading-edge opportunities to | | | | rose to the occasion and sought and found new |
| choose from, higher salaries, promotions in | | | | opportunities." |
| responsibility and title, and constant recruiter calls | | | | 2)Then highlight the positive about the situation: "I |
| wooing the best from one company to the next, is | | | | gathered a breadth of experience and knowledge in |
| that many professionals were left with resumes that | | | | a short amount of time and consistently |
| reflect high turnover. | | | | outperformed goals and objectives. It provided |
| Although recruiters were very much involved in | | | | intense growth in my career enabling me to utilize |
| promoting the job-hopping of the era, they are now | | | | flexibility, adaptability, and strategic thinking, |
| in a place to be highly selective and many of them, | | | | pioneering initiatives that constantly enhanced the |
| and their client companies, are placing emphasis on | | | | customer's experience and the company's bottom |
| the stability issue in selecting their potential | | | | line. |
| employees. | | | | "For example: (give an example of an outstanding |
| How do you effectively address a job-hopping | | | | achievement or two in which you brought solid value |
| history? A key is to shift the paradigm from 'stability | | | | to the company). |
| of employment' to 'consistency of performance'. | | | | 3) Finally complete the shifting of the paradigm by |
| 1) First note the obvious: "With such an incredibly | | | | closing with: "Let me show you how my consistency |
| buoyant economy at the time, providing a multitude | | | | in achievement can enhance your customers' |
| of leading-edge growth opportunities, I was | | | | experience and provide growth to your company's |
| constantly recruited because of my reputation for | | | | bottom line. (then share key points from your value |
| excellence from one company to the next, with | | | | proposition that are relevant to the company you are |
| higher salary and greater responsibilities." | | | | interviewing with). |
| Or: | | | | "I am looking for a company that is stable and set |
| "With such a buoyant economy at the time together | | | | for growth, where I might be a strong contributor |
| with the strong flow of venture capital funding and | | | | for a very long time; tell me, how is this company |
| new technology advances, companies were started, | | | | set for growth?" |
| were acquired, or lost funding within the space of | | | | Try this strategy; I think you'll find it's a powerful |
| two years. Three of the four companies I worked | | | | way to minimize frequent job change issues. |
| for suffered this fate, even though my particular | | | | Copyright 2008, Kim Batson. |