A survey of CFOs found that 44 percent are not at all likely to hire a candidate with a history of job hopping because they want to avoid losing them in the future. (Image: Shutterstock)
Millennials may think it's smart to change jobs often, but prospective employers aren't so sure, according to the Robert Half report, "Should you job hop?"
Robert Half commissioned a survey of 1,000 U.S. workers and found that seventy-five percent of employees ages 18 to 34 view job hopping as beneficial, compared to 59 percent of workers ages 35 to 54 and 51 percent of those 55 and older. For all respondents, two-thirds say that workers with a college degree or higher see the most benefit in changing jobs every few years.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
