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The executives who preached job-hopping and the career coaches who built careers around hacking your way to more money were describing a market that genuinely rewarded those behaviors at a specific moment in time.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Rules of 'job-hopping' Hiring decreased by 498,000 positions to 4.849 million last month, the lowest level since March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Another reason is recruiters in the past discouraged workers from job-hopping because it was looked upon as unstable and irresponsible.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At the same time, wages were rising at a fast pace, so many individuals engaged in job-hopping.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Rules of 'job-hopping' Hiring decreased by 498,000 positions to 4.849 million last month, the lowest level since March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Another reason is recruiters in the past discouraged workers from job-hopping because it was looked upon as unstable and irresponsible.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At the same time, wages were rising at a fast pace, so many individuals engaged in job-hopping.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Job-hopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/job-hopping. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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