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Internet Consultancy |
| Message Name: |
job jumping |
| Date Posted: |
11/06/1999 |
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Short time/job periods implies:
1. Personality conflict on the job or working environment.
2. Did not review the position or company well before accepting the position.
3. Could just be a bad place to work, but if it's not verifiable then this excuse usually doesn't fly.
4. Did not fully understand the position offered and accepted, then after taking it decided you wanted to do something else. Could the same thing happen again if you accept a new position at a new company?
5. Could be that you hired on right before a major adjustment in staffing. Or could be that there was some internal restructuring and you don't like or fit the new structure.
You see, it all comes down to how you explain the short stay/visit. If you're "just a contractor" then that's one thing. But if you were hired direct and have a short stay then there should be a valid reason for leaving.
Now here's another angle you might try, and if you can make it happen or show that you tried to make it happen then you'll be much better off in future interviews. Try to develop your original position within the organization. In other words, make it happen. If the opportunities are not present, then make them appear, develop them, create them, grow them, work internally, find allies, find like minds. If after a reasonable time it doesn't come to fruition then at least you'll have a longer visit on record, and something to write and talk about in interviews.
Lots of well regarded companies like to see where candidates took initiative and made something happen, even if it failed at least they tried. And if it was a valid concept that you were acting on then there is no real shame in failing. It's better if it works out, but at least try. Talk to the people who hired you if need be, but have your plans mapped out before hand in presentable format. It could be that nobody before you has taken the initiative to make it happen. Could be that they don't know how to make it happen.
Do what you can in any case. That's all I got to say because I get to go home now.
Goodnight.
mike.
ps, it seems to me that the industry you are currently in is ripe for development, I say RIPE FOR DEVELOPMENT!, so make it happen.
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It sounds to me like you have not been a frequent jumper... which means it is not really that big of a deal. If you get a couple more short stays under your belt then you begin to have a problem. Your Big 5 luster has not worn off yet... feel confident that you will make something happen.
The other issue is that there are not many people who do have e-comm experience! The other issue is that e-commerce is a business model and the tools are sort of independent of that model. Sure technical skills do help... but you do not have to be a Java developer or know ASP to do web development. One of the most important skills to have is logical diagramming or database skills... there has to be something running behind those applications! Regardless, the field is wide open...if you beleive you have business case development experience and you can at least "talk tech" you will be able to at least get a position as an analyst... yes, we do need those in e-commerce. Write me offline if you need other tips... I've done IT consulting since I finished my MBA and I now work in house for an e-commerce firm. Before my MBA I did not work in IT.... before my MBA I worked in an entirely different industry, and to this day I still almost never cut a line of code. I might do report writing..... There are plenty of ways to sell yourself!!!! Good luck!
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