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post 1639399163 05-25-2021, 11:11 AM
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How long to stay in first graduate job?

I’m an engineer in my first job , how long do I stay in this company? Was thinking 6months-1 year ?
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post 1639399203 05-25-2021, 11:11 AM
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I did five years, mainly because I had a great mentor there
post 1639399263 05-25-2021, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted By Destor⏩
I did five years, mainly because I had a great mentor there
Damn I read some stat that 70% stay in their first job after college under a year
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post 1639399403 05-25-2021, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted By DanSDA⏩
Damn I read some stat that 70% stay in their first job after college under a year
Wouldn't be surprised, moving around is how you get more $$$. I would have moved around earlier if it weren't for the mentor
post 1639399483 05-25-2021, 11:15 AM
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Depends on the job, but I'd be hesitant to hire an Engineer that is looking to leave that soon. 3 years would be a good start.
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post 1639399763 05-25-2021, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted By DanSDA⏩
Damn I read some stat that 70% stay in their first job after college under a year
I think you'd want to stay in your first job for at least 1 year, ideally 2.

6-9 months to get up to speed and then another year to actually build experience.
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I worked the same job from when I was 16, graduated college, stayed for another 7 years.

I was fukin up though, but I worked with some decent guys which made the subpar wage worth it.
post 1639400583 05-25-2021, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted By monster0ultra⏩
Don't let boomers like this scare you and handicap your earning potential. No one is going to blink an eye if you stay 2 years at a job.
two years is a good time but many hiring decisions are made on how long you stayed somewhere too. Turnover is a huge issue for companies and it costs a lot of money to hire and get someone up to speed. anything less than a year is a redflag for sure.
post 1639400833 05-25-2021, 11:35 AM
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ME here that is still at his first job out of college. They were able to keep up with pay so I had no reason to leave, its a good place to work. Id say give it atleast a year, at first you may not like the job but after a few months you can see it differently.
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Stayed 2 years
post 1639402023 05-25-2021, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted By monster0ultra⏩
Don't let boomers like this scare you and handicap your earning potential. No one is going to blink an eye if you stay 2 years at a job.
How many engineers have you hired?
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post 1639402633 05-25-2021, 11:55 AM
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If it's your first job after college at least a year unless the pay is terrible but once you can get more money you might as well get it.
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Originally Posted By Drew23⏩
How many engineers have you hired?
I've hired a couple dozen since hiring managers for all depts interview a potential candidate. I normally put my "yea" in if the interviewee is also interviewing us, and asking good questions. If I see they left after a short period of time early career, its normally because of a stagnant work environment. We see that a lot at DoD companies, and the engineers have an issue, understandably, with "learning" how to write an email all over again because some butthurt boomer got their panties in a wad when they were called out on technical matters.

There's a lot of rot at some big companies, so I'd EXPECT good engineers to leave, fast.

There's some good reasons for engineers to leave a company after a short time, so check their situation out in context. Don't just write them off right away. You'll likely find their ambition is beyond their previous aspirations.

PS every upper middle to top management position is littered with younger people that only stayed in a position for a year or two...
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Originally Posted By rectifryer⏩
I've hired a couple dozen since hiring managers for all depts interview a potential candidate. I normally put my "yea" in if the interviewee is also interviewing us, and asking good questions. If I see they left after a short period of time early career, its normally because of a stagnant work environment. We see that a lot at DoD companies, and the engineers have an issue, understandably, with "learning" how to write an email all over again because some butthurt boomer got their panties in a wad when they were called out on technical matters.

There's a lot of rot at some big companies, so I'd EXPECT good engineers to leave, fast.

There's some good reasons for engineers to leave a company after a short time, so check their situation out in context. Don't just write them off right away. You'll likely find their ambition is beyond their previous aspirations.

PS every upper middle to top management position is littered with younger people that only stayed in a position for a year or two...
It seems unlikely that someone fresh out of school is overly capable of stagnating or identifying rot inside a large company within a year of graduation though, they're probably still figuring out the network drive structure at that point
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In reality 2 years is the minimum IMO, the sweet spot is 5 years for leaving your first job. Before 2 years you're really never in charge of anything and you really don't know jack chit. After 2 years you really have the business down, and then at 5 years you'll have completed a few projects and then be managing something.

Leaving too early looks bad in most cases. Right when I hit 5 years, I got tons of offers and calls for new positions.
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2 years first job then 1 year after that.

The longer you stay at the same company the more suit you become and undesirable and less money. This is common in England d and Australia but Americans still hold some loyalty to their companies....this so changing tjough
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Originally Posted By GeezersPalace⏩
2 years first job then 1 year after that.

The longer you stay at the same company the more suit you become and undesirable and less money. This is common in England d and Australia but Americans still hold some loyalty to their companies....this so changing tjough
the more suit you become? wtf does that mean.
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