Let’s Admit Why There Are So Many “Job Hoppers” In Startupland
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#2Turnover rate: a FANTASTIC question to ask at your next job interview. Keep them on their toes.
We love the people who ask hard questions. If the person interviewing you doesn't: don't work there.
Thanks for that post.
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#3Genius = "TheFunded.com for employees to privately rate their employers"
Re: Let’s Admit Why There Are So Many “Job Hoppers” In Startupland
#4I don't think the misleading of employees is endemic to startups, at all. It's also not always intentional; people overestimate what they can do for the new hire in terms of mentoring and support, and business tends to reward those (at all levels) who make big promises.
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#5I think this debate can be summed up as:
Flakes are often Job Hoppers. Not all Job Hoppers are Flakes.
Correlation, not causation.
Also, I'd like to see some objective stats here like "do companies with lots of job hoppers do better or worse, here is the data"
Vivek Wadhwa cited in his studies job hopping as an aggregate positive for the economy of silicon valley and its emergence as the prominent startup hub.
http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/31/the-valley-of-my-dreams-why...
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#6Genius = "TheFunded.com for employees to privately rate their employers"
Re: Let’s Admit Why There Are So Many “Job Hoppers” In Startupland
#7Genius = "TheFunded.com for employees to privately rate their employers"
What is meant by privately here? Does it mean you can rate the employers anonymously? Does it mean the ratings are behind a login/paywall? It doesn't make sense if it was completely private, otherwise, how could potential employees benefit?
What's wrong with something like this, for example? http://www.jobvent.com/
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#8Turnover rate: a FANTASTIC question to ask at your next job interview. Keep them on their toes. We love the people who ask hard questions. If the person interviewing you doesn't: don't work there. Thanks for that post.
I've never had any luck getting a serious answer to that question. It's always hand-wavy fluff.
It's the employer's equivalent of "what is your biggest weakness". It just tests their ability to BS.
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#9Genius = "TheFunded.com for employees to privately rate their employers"
What is meant by privately here? Does it mean you can rate the employers anonymously? Does it mean the ratings are behind a login/paywall? It doesn't make sense if it was completely private, otherwise, how could potential employees benefit? What's wrong with something like this, for example? http://www.jobvent.com/
I assumed he meant anonymously.
Jobvent looks like more-or-less the same basic idea.
One issue with translating this idea to startups is that if it's a small enough startup, they might be able to tell who you are. You might be the only person who's ever quit that startup, or there might be few enough that they can tell anyway. This could cause issues where companies threaten to give bad recommendations to future employers if people use the site, or something.
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#10What if I want a new and large challenge every two years? Your efficient is my stagnation? Just asking.