You start your career as a Nursery Apprentice and you study hard and qualify as a Level 2 or 3 and now proudly can be called either a Level 2 Nursery Assistant or Level 3 Nursery Nurse or Nursery Practitioner.
After six months you are ready to be a Nursery Room Leader but the nursery where you work feel that you are either not ready so you leave and are excited as you will be starting somewhere new and you have amazing ideas.
Six months later you feel that you are ready to become a Third in Charge and again you leave your present job and start somewhere new.
And so it continues and yes you are doing well in your career by fast tracking but is this a good way?
Unfortunately nursery owners and nursery managers do not like this. Staff not staying long in their jobs worry parents who feel that something is wrong and sometimes call Ofsted and report saying staff turnover is high. It is not great for the children who would have bonded with you and also which is very important ratios need to be kept and by you leaving it puts added pressure onto the nursery settings.
“Job jumping” can look negative on a CV – it shows potential lack of commitment, may suggest that you are not good at your job and have been asked to leave, you may be looked upon as someone who as soon as something does not go well you quit, it can also look that you may get bored easily and do not see things through.
Whilst working at the different nursery settings in various positions you probably did not have the time to acquire many skills or expertise in the positions and you may find yourself lacking the experience to advance in your career.
It is important to have a lot of different experiences on your CV but eventually you can hit a point where it becomes damaging to your career. Too much job hopping can hurt your career because employers are wanting to hire someone who will stay loyal to a nursery setting and not someone who will stay for six months and then leave.