Great article, very informative

With the "one job in ten years" policy I'm sure my resume would at the very bottom of the pile...

OH - I do agree with Mike C about not putting the 10 year employment stint at the top of the pile...

Not to knock anyone who was lucky enough to hold onto the same job for 10 years...

I think it is easy to confuse length of employment with the number of jobs and job titles and experience, they are not the same.

Length of service shows loyalty. I have know some associates that gave very good plausible reasons for regular changes in employment but quietly admitted (but never to the boss) that they 'never stay in a job for more than 2-3 years'

The number of jobs. What is a job? Is it the actual employment, the different work or 'jobs' that you do that encompasses your employment. Which is worse, a person that sticks at one 'job', or someone who regularly changes because they can't make up their mind or find the work difficult (known these), or vice versa.

Job titles, what's in a title anyway. I've more of those that you can throw a stick at, not all were meaningful or even described my 'job'

Experience, which I consider as very important. It does not matter whether you had single or multiple employments, it is your experience (and knowledge) at doing the 'job' that matters.

A DBA, a whole DBA and nothing but a DBA, if that is what you are interviewing for then if that is all the interviewee has done, it does not matter as long as they have the experience you require for the post.

My job title is 'Software Engineer', but my 'jobs' are varied, analyst, programmer, developer, webmaster, DBA (of sorts) 'Jack of all Trades' (but never a master) and therefore consider myself to have a varied wide level of experience in a span of 23 years of employment. I wonder where would I be in that pile.