[greenshackle]

> I often hear that short periods of time spent at jobs is a negative signal to hiring managers but I seldom hear anyone actually point to it as the reason they weren't hired for a job.

Would the candidate know it if that was the reason? Do hiring managers usually give truthful feedback or generic platitudes?

I'm genuinely wondering, it occurs to me now I've never been turned down after an interview, or fired.

[emodendroket]

No, it is extremely rare to share such feedback, because it opens the door to quibbling with your reasons.

[greenshackle]

I figured they wouldn't.

[Spooky23]

It's pretty dumb to give honest feedback.

[tibbetts]

Or at least not helpful if it is things someone can't change. "You should work on your software engineering skills at a big company known for doing that well" is actionable in a way "changing jobs so often makes us worried it's a problem with you not them" is not.