Job-hopping: Path to success or red flag?
More young workers are embracing frequent job changes, but better outcomes aren’t always guaranteed
SINCE joining the workforce in 2014, Naomi Goh has held five different jobs, most for a year or two. This has proved more than worthwhile for the 33-year-old – according to her, each move gave her more growth opportunities, as well as a better work environment and sense of fulfilment.
Another pay-off was the trebling of her salary, as she jumped from the public relations industry to tech.
“I originally thought I would get a job and stick with it – not staying in my first job showed me what it was like in the ‘outside’ world,” Goh says.
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