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How Do Employees Know They've Overstayed Their Welcome?

There was a time when long-term loyalty to one organization was looked upon as a strong selling point on a resume–and in a prospective hire. Today, however, when most employees will work for an average of eight different companies during the course of their career (or careers), mobility and flexibility are in some ways more marketable skills. So reports the Financial Times.

One middle-aged job seeker lamented the fact that his 18-year history with the company seemed to be a drawback to prospective hiring managers–while colleagues who served shorter stints at the same firm have found it easier to find new jobs.

Of course, his former co-workers may be considerably younger, and we don't know what sort of position he (or they) have been seeking. But, as the author of the Times article points out, it's not the length of an employee's tenure at an organization that matters to hiring managers; rather, it's what he or she has accomplished and the way that the long-term stint is "marketed" to prospective employers.

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