Understanding HR Perception on Job Hopping and Strategies for Candidates

Hello all, Greetings! Just wanted to understand how Indian HR perceives job hoppers. If the profile of the prospective candidate looks like he is a compulsive job hopper, would you still consider him suitable for the position or at least make efforts to find out the reasons behind job hops if he is an ideal candidate who not only has the required skillset to execute the job at hand but also has an impeccable academic and professional record with awesome functions executed.

If you were to provide advice with respect to the situation for the incumbent - what would that be? In terms of resume/CV/professional dossier's creation, and in terms of tackling the interview panel with questions to probe on the longevity of the associate with any given company.

Thanking you all in anticipation that you would consider this as it is coming from a desperate job seeker who is a job hopper but a genuine candidate with no deliberate intention to do it all the time.

Hello Rajeevan Kumar,

You have posed an interesting question. An interview provides equal opportunities for both parties. One wants a good candidate. The other's expectation is to get the job. Even in the best of conditions, any interview panel will be reluctant to consider a job hopper. However, if they are desperate to get a candidate and they can't find anyone else, he may get a chance. As far as the candidate goes, it is purely a mathematical chance for him. According to me, during the interview, he can be frank and brief about what he wants to say.

V. Raghunathan