I am a big believer
in job hopping
during the early stages of a career.
Spending a couple years
in a few different companies
provides a solid base
of management styles and experiences
to draw upon.
Research by Monika Hamori
of Spain’s IE Business School,
however,
states that once we get to an executive level
and our eye is on the CEO seat,
we should stay put.
Why?
Because if companies hire outside for a CEO,
they look only at candidates
that ARE already CEO’s.
They don’t look at CFO’s or COO’s or…
Companies are more likely
to hire a non-CEO
from their internal pool of candidates.
So job jump at the lower levels
and stay put at the higher.