Context engineer in manufacturing. I’ve been at my current job for 5 months. It’s not great and I’m looking to move on. However, I want to stay long enough that I can have it on my resume without awkward questions. How long do you think that should be?
I would feel weird listing anything less than a year. I feel like it takes a year to really get up to speed on a job, in engineering anyway, before you’re out of training and really say if it’s for you. (I’m not talking about actually miserable conditions like bad team, bad safety, etc.)
The problem I would see most with a 5-month entry is, why is this person leaving so soon? Are they going to leave us just as quickly?
Different industries and managers are going to interpret things differently. If you can justify the short stint and especially if you are job hunting while keeping the current job, then I wouldn’t worry much about it, just be prepared for it if it comes up as a question. And of course keep in mind, trash talking past employers never looks good.