I’ve been reading Nadira Hira’s blog, The Gig, for a while because as a “Cusper” straddling the line between Gen X and Gen Y, I am fascinated in all the attention that generational differences get.  Also because Safari Solutions has been helping launch a new company, Slingshot, that specializes in helping Gen Y prepare for and land their dream jobs. 

Today she brings up a volatile topic among Gen Y and Cuspers like me, changing jobs frequently.  My husband and I are the only ones in our circle of friends who are still with the same company that we started with when we graduated college.  We are also more satisfied with our careers than most of our friends.  Not sure if we can say that one caused the other, but still an interesting coincidence.

As a recruiting specialist, I’m concerned about a candidate who has made so many poor major decisions in their life.  None of the positions that you found were a fit?  Are you not putting the time into your job search to truly discover what the opportunity is like? Or are you misrepresenting yourself and getting into situations that are not a fit? 

When you make a hiring decision how much do you consider job tenure?  What do you think about candidates who change jobs frequently?  Is it a sign that they are adventurous as Nadira points out?  Or do you prefer more traditional loyalty from your potential employees?