Hey guys,

How bad are short term job stints looked at in today’s world ?

I’m 25 I have a masters degree and I have two jobs I did for a year each and a couple of internships of a couple of months.

I’m just curious how this is viewed by in general. I’ve always been pretty good at all my jobs but I just can’t seem to commit and don’t see myself working for a company for years.

Thank you !

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Its fine as long as those jobs are seen like projects you got interested in. Maybe they were short term themselves or you were understanding where your passion lies and were at that phase of your life.

Being honest and passionate about the job you are applying for is more important than what happened in the past. You just have to demonstrate tangible learnings or impact you had due to those short term stints.

Best of luck!

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