Job hopping in your 30s and how I DOUBLED my salary in 2 years

I've never planned to change jobs frequently - I like working in the same place for a few years, but in the last 2 years I changed my job 3 times... and I doubled my salary!
In this video I explain why job hopping works for software developers at the moment and how in short term it can be financially beneficial. While I don't recommend switching jobs often just to get a raise, if you don't like your current job, you should move on, even if you've been there only for a few months.
Some people whether job hopping in your 20s and even more job hopping in your 30s is safe - I can say that at least for now, in 2021, in software development industry, job hopping hasn't caused me any major problem - sure, some companies will ask you to explain job hopping in resume, but I don't know it's ever been a reason I was rejected (except maybe when I didn't even get an interview!)
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🎥 Timeline
0:00 Intro
0:29 Job hopping - good or bad
2:18 Job hopping and interview questions
3:20 Why employees are leaving
5:38 How I doubled my salary in 2 years
8:02 Reverse interview failure
9:24 If you're unhappy - quit!
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[@NotOnlyCode]

Let me know if you have any questions regarding changing jobs either from candidate's or interviewer's perspective, I'll be happy to answer them!

[@jlady89]

Thank you so much for your video and your perspective! I'm not a software developer, but I have had to job hop a LOT due to management/the leadership team/the company itself being absolutely terrible and incompetent. I appreciate that you respect potential candidates as a hiring manager and understand there are a myriad of reasons why people change jobs.

[@sergejsvisockis]

Not in every country job hopping is accepted. As an example in Sweden it's not and you might end up having serious employment troubles even if you change once in a year. So you are expected to work for at least 1.5 - 2. Sweden has such a market.

[@NotOnlyCode]

I've heard that about a few other markets as well, like Switzerland. Japan's also surely in that category. So this advice won't work everywhere, but also I think aiming for modern, international tech companies can help, because they look more at your skills and potential than whether you stayed 2y in your previous job

[@mohamedrasvi9341]

I don’t know maybe currently I’m living in a country which is not English speaking so sometime I do have some language barrier and some cultural differences. Last two years I changed more than couple of companies maybe do I need to change the field ? I’m in tech industry for more than 10 years.
I never find hard to get a new job in tech but I must improve this part to grow as a leader maybe am I not fit to the tech industry as a employee ?
Oh do I need a long break from work to understand what I really want in my next move ?

[@NotOnlyCode]

> Oh do I need a long break from work to understand what I really want in my next move ?
I'm not sure if you need a long break, but maybe you need to spend some time thinking about what didn't work in your previous jobs for you and what you actually want to do. If you can afford a break, it definitely won't hurt.
The language barrier might be one of the reasons, maybe you need an environment where people around are more social and easier to connect with? For example, I used to work remotely in a company where almost everyone besides me worked from the office. It paid well, but I always felt left out, and that had a bad impact on my mental health and (together with some other things) led to a burnout.
But it's possible that there are other things bothering you - maybe the products you build are not something you're proud of? Maybe you're tired doing the same thing over and over again? There are a lot of reasons, and reflecting on the part few jobs that you left quickly might help you figure it out.

[@mohamedrasvi9341]

@@NotOnlyCode wow Man U said what I feel thanks god someone went through same as me. Main problem is language I feel I’m left out since I can’t build a good conversation. I work remotely I’m almost feel alone . I must think maybe work at office in English speaking country