resume/job change

DisneyNurseGal, BSN, RN · May 27, 2015

Hiring people and training them is expensive. Does not matter how much notice you have given them of your departure, it is not going sit well with your manager; whether or not you are "eligible for rehire" is an entirely different matter, no way to predict this.

Finding a "job you like" is not an easy prospect, and I would strongly urge you to stay in your current position at least a year, future employers may call this company and ask for a reference and you do not know what they will say. You do not want the stigma of being a "job hopper", and you already acknowledge that there is a possibility that you may hate where you move and that adds yet another job that you worked at less than a year.

This is just my opinion, but I have had a lot of experiences working as a recruiter. I wish you good luck, you have a lot of choices ahead of you.

cayenne06, MSN, CNM · May 27, 2015

What if your boyfriend relocated first, and you stayed at your current job while he got settled and you searched for employment? I would NOT leave a job after such a short time unless I had something else lined up already.

I would also be very, very cautious about letting your relationship come before your career. Why does your BF want to move? Is he relocating for better employment? If the two of you are in this for the long haul, this should be a carefully considered, mutual decision.

Been there,done that, ASN, RN · May 27, 2015

Hiring people and training them is expensive. Does not matter how much notice you have given them of your departure, it is not going sit well with your manager; whether or not you are "eligible for rehire" is an entirely different matter, no way to predict this.
Finding a "job you like" is not an easy prospect, and I would strongly urge you to stay in your current position at least a year, future employers may call this company and ask for a reference and you do not know what they will say. You do not want the stigma of being a "job hopper", and you already acknowledge that there is a possibility that you may hate where you move and that adds yet another job that you worked at less than a year.
This is just my opinion, but I have had a lot of experiences working as a recruiter. I wish you good luck, you have a lot of choices ahead of you.

I have a variety of employers on my resume. I was always under the impression " reason for leaving: relocation" was not a job hopping factor. How can NM give a not eligible for rehire, based on a move?

amoLucia · May 27, 2015

I think freq change of jobs, even for 'relocation' can still be viewed upon as a negative. The reason for 'relocation' would have to quite strong, ie. military spouse relocated, new distant school attendance, need for specialty healthcare, primary HC provider for family member, etc.

To been there - I would gather that your length of stay at your jobs were more than just a few months at a time like OP's. And your experiences (ER, supervisor, training, LTC, psych, pedi ICU, whatever) may have made you an attractive candidate.

To OP - if you were to seek rehire, it would all depend if there were openings available for you. And like others have said, short term hires leave a 'bad taste' for employers. Their thinking could be that makes you look 'flighty' - and for them, 'once burned, twice cautious'.

DisneyNurseGal, BSN, RN · May 31, 2015

I have a variety of employers on my resume. I was always under the impression " reason for leaving: relocation" was not a job hopping factor. How can NM give a not eligible for rehire, based on a move?

It does not matter the reason for a job switch (whether relocation, job incompatibility, illness), leaving jobs multiple times shows prospective employers that you have a habit, regardless of reason, of having to leave them shortly after they have invested so much time,money and energy into training you. Training is expensive, and I have worked for more than one company who have passed up, a good on paper, candidate because of multiple jobs in the last five years.

The company I work for, "If you voluntarily terminate your employment, for any reason, before the end of one (1) calendar year, you may not be eligible to return to any ____________ owned subsidiary for the length of five (5) years" -- that is a quote from my employee manual. The word "may" leaves a lot of room for interpretation, and I do not know how often they enforce this clause; so that is why I said "whether or not you are 'eligible for rehire' is an entirely different matter, no way to predict this".

misdmnr, BSN · Oct 22, 2015

Thanks for the input ALL of you. As it stands now, I am interviewing for three hospitals in SW Florida and they are offering healthy sign on bonuses for 2 year contract of work. I would be leaving my current employer with 7 months in and my next job would be 2year contract...will this solidify my resume? 7 yrs, 9mos, 7mos, prospective 2 yrs? Thanks in advance. If I knew more about the low census issue in SW FL I'd be gone already. So long as I am not being low censused more than once a month I should be ok. Any advice?

VANurse2010 · Oct 22, 2015

It does not matter the reason for a job switch (whether relocation, job incompatibility, illness), leaving jobs multiple times shows prospective employers that you have a habit, regardless of reason, of having to leave them shortly after they have invested so much time,money and energy into training you. Training is expensive, and I have worked for more than one company who have passed up, a good on paper, candidate because of multiple jobs in the last five years.
The company I work for, "If you voluntarily terminate your employment, for any reason, before the end of one (1) calendar year, you may not be eligible to return to any ____________ owned subsidiary for the length of five (5) years" -- that is a quote from my employee manual. The word "may" leaves a lot of room for interpretation, and I do not know how often they enforce this clause; so that is why I said "whether or not you are 'eligible for rehire' is an entirely different matter, no way to predict this".

To your company: O please. Will you be singing the same tune the next time the market is tight? The employers' market won't be permanent.