Continuous job hopping, young workers find it difficult to accumulate skills

Each job only lasts for a few months

Mr. Hoang Anh Son, 21 years old, in Thuong Tin commune (Hanoi) currently works at a coffee shop with an income of about 5 million VND/month. According to Mr. Son, before working as a staff at a coffee shop, he used to work as a waiter at a restaurant, a sales staff and some seasonal jobs.

Each job usually only lasts a few months. After many changes, I realized that although I have gone through many jobs, I do not have a truly deep expertise" - Mr. Son said.

Currently, he wants to find a more stable job to both work and learn the profession and accumulate long-term experience.

At the age of 26, Mr. Trinh The Tung (Ha Dong ward, Hanoi) is still struggling with the job of hired graphic design for website design companies, instead of having a stable position or solid skills. Looking back 4 years after graduating, he admitted to falling into the "job hopping trap" created by himself.

Graduating from college with a degree in graphic design, Mr. Tung was once eager to enter the labor market. However, in less than 4 years, he had changed jobs 8 times, each place only staying for 3-5 months.

Every time I feel pressure, being complained about by the boss or having another company pay about 500,000 VND higher, I resign. At that time, I simply thought I was still young, there was no shortage of opportunities" - Mr. Tung shared.

Mr. Tung admitted that the mindset of "standing on this mountain and looking at that mountain" has prevented him from accumulating any specialized skills. His job application became "cluttered" in the eyes of professional recruiters, and companies refused because they were afraid of poor commitment.

At the age of 26, friends around me have started to have a certain position or accumulate capital, I am at home and waiting to receive each order. This is a lesson for my recklessness" - Mr. Tung said sadly.

Job hopping traps" and the long-term social security problem of young workers

The trend of changing jobs every 3-6 months is quite common in a part of young workers (Gen Z and workers under 30 years old).

Recognizing this situation, Mr. Le Quang Trung - former Deputy Director in charge of the Department of Employment, assessed that constantly changing the working environment in too short a period of time will inadvertently push young people into a "floating experience trap".

3 to 6 months is only enough for a personnel to get acquainted with the process and corporate culture, not enough time to accumulate in-depth skills. When constantly changing jobs, young people find it very difficult to create core values or build differentiated competitiveness. In the long run, job applications with a dense short-term work history will make reputable employers hesitant about commitment and reliability," Mr. Le Quang Trung analyzed.

Mr. Trung also warned that another risk that many young people often overlook when continuously changing jobs is the breakdown of social security records. Workers will have their social insurance contribution period interrupted and lose the opportunity to enjoy unemployment insurance benefits.

To help young people both maintain the spirit of experience and ensure solid accumulation for the future, Mr. Le Quang Trung gave advice on a sustainable development strategy.

Young workers must determine a minimum "accumulation cycle", so set a minimum commitment period of 1.5-2 years for each job position. This is a time frame just enough to firmly grasp expertise, affirm personal value and build specific achievements - the most substantive basis for negotiating higher income levels.

Balancing between "experience" and "social security". Before deciding to quit, it is necessary to proactively check and manage the process of paying social insurance and health insurance. Minimize periods of "free" insurance.

Change your mindset, instead of changing jobs horizontally to get a small salary increase in the short term, aim for quality job transfer - only transfer when you have accumulated enough capacity to take on a higher position, or when the new environment provides opportunities to learn in-depth skills that the old place cannot meet.

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