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Key Takeaways Brendan Foody is the CEO of Mercor, an AI talent and data-labeling platform.
In a post on X, Foody said that he received “too many” job applications from young people who were “serial job hoppers.”
These candidates “jump to the hottest company every year” without building “something extraordinary,” he said.
Brendan Foody, the 23-year-old CEO of AI talent and data-labeling platform Mercor, thinks that young job candidates should stay at companies for longer stretches of time. When reviewing young applicants, Foody found that average tenure was shorter than he expected; they were staying at jobs for a year before jumping to the next big thing.
Earlier this week, Foody wrote on X that he received “too many” job applications from young people who were “serial job hoppers.” These candidates “jump to the hottest company every year” because they are under the mistaken belief that “it looks good on a resume,” he said.
“Too many people in my generation underestimate how much relationships, reputation, equity, and trust compound over time,” Foody wrote. He added, “But look at almost anyone who’s built something extraordinary: they weren’t serial job hoppers.”
I’ve been surprised by how short the average tenure is among young people I interview.
Too many people in my generation underestimate how much relationships, reputation, equity, and trust compound over time.
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