Vietnam university of commerce faculty of English
General Business Administration
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Discussion
English 1.2
Topic: Advantages and disadvantages of job hopping
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Groups of students perform:
Group: 06
Class: 1161ENTH2711

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Job hopping
Gone are the days when people used to be
devoted to a job and enjoyed working at the
same place lifelong. In the current work
scenario, job hopping has become very
common. But what has led to this tendency of
frequent change in jobs among the employees?
Well , in most of the cases, it is boredom that
evokes from the routine job and lack of job
satisfaction that makes people change jobs.
Search for better work opportunities is also
one of the reasons for frequent change in jobs.
In the olden days, people preferred working at
the same place, and stability was the factor that
held high priority among the employees at that
time; there was less bothering about growth or
monetary benefits among people then. But, is
it safe for employees to change jobs too
frequently? Does it hampers or boosts the

frequent change. The employees will exposure with many working
environments so it can make a great adaptability.
Helps You Learn New
Skills
Whether it is
changing job in the same domain of work or hopping to a completely different
domain, it will surely help you learn new work skills. You may have come
across many people who have the experience of working in many different
work areas. Like they have degree in particular field, but have worked in
multitudes of career like writing, software development, or even sports. This
is an advantage of job hopping as it widens your skill set and adds to your
knowledge of various fields. Through working in various jobs a person will
definitely know something of many things.
Helps Find Area of Interest
Many people have this tendency of changing job because they have the
desire to find their true niche or area of expertise. And this is definitely an
advantage of job hopping; through working in different fields you would be
exposed to various work domains and subsequently you would find the field
that is best for you.
But even with these advantages, frequent job hopping is not something that is
recommended by the experts. This is because, there are many disadvantages
associated with job hopping. Read further for details
Disadvantages of Job Hopping
Affects Trust and Confidence
Very often employers are wary of hiring employees who have a record of
frequent job changes in their resume. This is because an employee with many
job records portrays someone who cannot be trusted in the long run. There are
some organizations who expect some form of commitment from their
employees as far as the duration of work is concerned, and the record of
frequent job changes makes the employer think twice before hiring the

should thus, not change your job too frequently; job change is
recommended only if you are dissatisfied with the job, or have issues with
current job, or have got a better job opportunity. Experience is must if you
want to progress in your chosen career; so important is stability. Job
hopping is not bad, but from the point of stability and experience you
should not change jobs on a monthly or even a yearly basis.
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