[LRUG] Code samples: To do or not to do

[James Andrews]

On 7 Apr 2009, at 17:30, Anthony Green wrote:

>> Wouldn't that reflect badly on your CV?
>
> Actually I think it reflects badly on the employer(s).
>
> If they couldn't keep you they did something wrong.

I think that depends - it may be that you did something wrong. I think  
the responsibility for a successful match between employer/employee  
lies on both sides.

A CV with lots of short stints is likely to point to a person a)  
finding it difficult to get on with the teams at a succession of  
companies, b) being easily bored or lacking commitment to the job or  
c) simply unlucky.

Of course there are always bad employers, as there are bad employees.  
Sometimes it's just a cultural mismatch. I don't see it looking bad if  
there are some short stints, as long as there are at least one or two  
long ones, depending on the length of your career of course! :)