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Basma Taha's avatar

I have seen people I know did job hopping from midsenior to senior, which saved them around 2 years of experience in the same company.

The only concern here for some people (including myself) is that they already feel comfortable in the current team or company, so they don't want to change the company. But at the same time they want to promote faster. I think it's a dilemma that can depend heavily on every individual's situations.

Thanks Ryan for a great advice that many don't know of it!

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Ryan Peterman's avatar

> depend heavily on every individual's situations.

Certainly. I have stayed at Meta for the last 6 years and it's treated me better than job hopping could have.

Can be a good option though for people who aren't getting recognized that are already performing at the next level or if their team situation could use improvement.

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Basma Taha's avatar

Exactly yeah. I changed job because of a recognition problem before and the new job accelerated growth significantly.

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NIRANJAN MADHAVAN D's avatar

Do you HAVE to mention the current level during interviews? what if you got down levelled to say level 1 and now you want to jump to level 3 ( you have enough years of experience ) ?

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Ryan Peterman's avatar

Depends on your recruiter. Some may ask you directly but others might not because they have a decent idea from your resume already

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