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The following are two excerpts about job hopping. Read the two excerpts carefully and write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS

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问题 The following are two excerpts about job hopping. Read the two excerpts carefully and write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should:
1. summarize the main arguments in the two excerpts, and then
2. express your opinion towards job hopping, especially on whether job hopping would benefit your career development
You can support yourself with information from the excerpts.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your article on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
Excerpt 1
                        The Pros of Job Hopping
    Until recently, job hopping was considered career suicide. But things have changed. As job longevity becomes a thing of the past, employers and recruiters are beginning to have a different outlook on job hopping.
    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average number of years that U.S. workers have been with their current employer is 4.6. Tenure of young employees(ages 20 to 34)is only half that(2.3 years).
    As it turns out, job hopping can be extremely advantageous for certain types of people — if they do it for the right reasons, says Laurie Lopez, a partner and senior general manager in the IT Contracts division at WinterWyman. "For those in technology, for example, it allows them the opportunity to gain valuable technical knowledge in different environments and cultures. This can be more common for those specializing in IT. In order to keep their skills fresh, it is necessary for technologists to remain current in a highly competitive market. Job hopping is more common with employees that are less tenured, and feel confident in their skills to be able to move on and can add value immediately in a new opportunity. With employers being more open to hiring job hoppers, we expect the trend to continue."
Excerpt 2
        Job hopping becomes more difficult as employers seek solid credentials
    Amid a slowdown in the country’s economic growth, the good times for job hoppers might be coming to an end, said Angel Lam, associate director of commerce and finance, human resources, supply chain and operation businesses of Robert Walters.
    Job hoppers are those who frequently change jobs in a two-year span, according to global recruitment consultancy Robert Walters.
    Employers started to shun the job hoppers in 2012, and the trend became more apparent in 2013 and this year.
    "About 90 percent of our clients will simply reject the candidate if they find traces indicating job hopping in the resumes. They wouldn’t even give an interview," she said.
    The usual time span for candidates to change a job should be between four to six years, especially for middle to senior management candidates, as they have to demonstrate progress to their employers over this period of time, according to Lam.
    Usually, the candidate will adapt to all the changes in the job in the first year, make some fine tuning in the second year, speed up his or her progress in the third year and start to seek more stable development in the ensuing years. Only in this way can the employee improve adaptability, gain persistence and grasp basic skills required for the job, Lam said.
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答案 To hop, or not to hop? Job hopping is a common phenomenon because of the availability of jobs and dramatic shifts in social development. Contrary to the conventional belief that changing jobs is tantamount to career suicide, employers become more positive about job hoppers, believing that they are more versatile and more competitive. However, according to a director from Robert Walters, moving frequently from one job to another is traumatic to a person’s career development, especially during the economic slowdown, since employers would not even interview applicants switching jobs in rapid succession. Personally, I consider it beneficial for employees to work in another company as long as the current one does not suit them. Obviously, those who work in different environments and cultures tend to gain a wider range of expe-rience, which without doubt helps job-hunters build expertise for a future role. Changing jobs, if the pros and cons are carefully weighed, means making strategic moves, and therefore it usually promises to have a pay jump or a good prospect for promotion. Another benefit of trying new jobs at appropriate intervals is that it can motivate job-seekers to update their knowledge base in order to meet new challenges, while those working for the same company, with relative ease, usually lack the eagerness to improve themselves. Since the days are long gone when being on a progressive career path meant staying at the same company for life, and neither employers nor employees link long service with loyalty as much as they did in the past, working for different companies is more a career saviour than a career killer. To summarize, changing jobs strategically is beneficial to the career development. However, it should be noticed that switching jobs blindly is not encouraged as it will definitely risk one’s career. Therefore, before making the decision to change jobs, it is advisable to evaluate how job-hopping might affect future opportunities.
解析     题目给了两篇有关跳槽(job hopping)的文章，由标题可迅速判断，其态度是一正一反(第一篇的Pros和第二篇的more difficult)。第一篇主要讲雇主和招聘者对跳槽看法比以往更加积极，觉得跳槽有助于工作者，尤其是IT技术人员，积累技术经验并保持竞争力。第二篇主要讲跳槽者将面临更大的挑战(雇主甚至不给频繁跳槽的应聘者面试机会)，同时指出4—6年换工作是比较合理的年限。根据题目要求，考生可以采取以下文章结构：
第一段：总结两篇文章大意，并提出自己的观点：合理的跳槽有利于职业发展。
第二段：给出具体理由支撑上述观点。
第三段：总结并提出建议：虽然跳槽有利于职业发展，但不应该过于频繁，跳槽应该三思而后行。
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