How do you overcome the negative stigma that comes with short stints at companies? I was at a company for 2.5 years, then at a well known federal consulting firm for 7 months before my contract was DOGE’d (which I had planned to stay at for years), and now I’ve been at a role for 3 months that I took with more of a short-term view in mind while I continue to try to find my next long term move at a great company. I am just worried there will be hesitancy after seeing two semi-short stints…?

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I would just be honest by saying it wasn’t your plan or your hope that you would have ever been put into that situation, but you had to do what was right for you. You WANTED to stay with the fed firm, but despite your desire to stay, you couldn’t.

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I think everyone is pretty aware of how weird DOGE has been. I wouldn’t be too worried about it.

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