How to Handle Job Hopping, Short-Term Work on Your Resume

How to Handle Job Hopping, Short-Term Work on Your Resume
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Tribune News Service
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By Kathleen Furore From Tribune Content Agency

Over the past year or so, I’ve heard people talking about how they’ve changed jobs several times. Some kept job hopping because they didn’t like what they were doing, some wanted more money, and one was let go of two jobs within a year—yet none of them had any trouble landing new positions. Is there a minimum amount of time someone should stay at a job? And how should they handle short-term stays on a resume?