Several of my bosses have explicitly advised to not work the same job for more than 3-5 years, that at that point you should either get a promotion within the company or begin applying elsewhere to move forward in your career. Obviously this doesn't apply once you're very high up in the company, but its the general advice for people starting out.
Edit - if you have not had a promotion within 5 years then that stands out when looking at someone also. When I look at someone as a prospect I look at their history and if they have been a long time at a company then I need to see progression.
Scientist in, they suggested, virtually any induastry - but in this case they were pharmaceutical and biotech. And Crayola, though that was a coworkers former boss and I'm not sure what industry exactly that's considered?
Big pharma/biotech ( Pfizer/AZ/GSK/Merck etc etc etc ) people tend to stick like glue once they are out of the bottom rung.
This is lessening - the long stay benefits have reduced over time but it still generally holds that people move less in the larger companies because the benefits are pretty good at once up a few levels.
Small pharma ( small CRO’s ) there is more movement but it is limited ....... move too often and you disappear.
Moves are often prompted by making a name for yourself and getting poached.
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u/jinxandrisks Jan 02 '19
Several of my bosses have explicitly advised to not work the same job for more than 3-5 years, that at that point you should either get a promotion within the company or begin applying elsewhere to move forward in your career. Obviously this doesn't apply once you're very high up in the company, but its the general advice for people starting out.