Is it smarter to weather out a bad first job for a year or leave after a few months for better growth? My cousin wants to start applying for a different job now, but I think it might look bad to leave a first job so soon.

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There's no harm in applying, and it's not likely that they will land anything any time soon.

In the current job market, most people are searching for over half a year before finding something, and it isn't always an upgrade.

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Thanks for sharing!

Better to leave if they get something better, but if they leave early again then it’s a major red flag

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Company loyalty has hardly ever paid off

They can leave the short term job off their resume in future if they want. Just shouldn’t make a habit of it, you don’t want to burn too many bridges by leaving a job early.

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Thanks for sharing!

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