How does one know when to hop?

For those who need adhesives to help them stick on to their jobs, there is something called a decent minimum interval, which makes it safe to roll on.

Shashi*, an HR manager of a chemical company, says, "The decent interval between jobs at the entry level is at least 24 months, whereas at higher levels, there really is no decent interval."

But the general rule that both employees and employers agree on is a minimum interval of one year at the junior level and two to three years at the senior levels.

Says Dharmesh, systems analyst, at a leading web site, "Job-hops help quick raises in the salary, but don't help you move up the ladder. But hanging on to your job works exactly the other way around."

So hoppers, choose what is important to you and roll with it!