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How long should a person stay on position? Why?

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Question added by Abdul Samad Nadeem Malik , Business Support Officer , Thimar Al Jazirah - 3M ESPE
Date Posted: 2014/04/21
mu'awiah al'amad
by mu'awiah al'amad , Project Managment , Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC)

well. this depends on the position itself, some positions do not deserve more than1 year such as (data entry), and some may need longer than that, such as CFO, but my opinion is that the average is3-5 years. the justification for this is that any term longer than5 years would really make someone bored and mostly will make the level of performance decline, the human nature always demand for a change.

IRPHAN GHANI
by IRPHAN GHANI , Senior Management , A

As long as someone better is available for replacement.

Ghada Sameer
by Ghada Sameer , Project Manager and media executive , CQA

It really depends on the position itself as well as the employee's speed of growth in skills and knowledge.

Vahid Hamzabegovic
by Vahid Hamzabegovic , Senior Business Development Manager in B2B Department , CANCOM GmbH

It depends on the creativity and innovation of a person in his / her profession field, in my opinion, If someone has been achieving good results for many years, follows the trends in his/her profession and implements them to his/her daily tasks, If he/she brings fresh ideas and improves the existing  processes, there should be no reason for any replacement.

 

asif khan
by asif khan , Installation and maintenance head , International technical support

i agree with mr. irphan ghani sir.

Khatim Abbas Seed
by Khatim Abbas Seed , BUSINESS CONSULTANT , Google

It's a commonly shared thought (especially by recruiters) that a longer employment record on one's CV, is indicative of "employee stability, loyalty or consistency" as opposed to jumping & humping from job to job. This may differ according to geography & job markets though. Many job markets now acknowledge factors such as "change" & "flexibility", and the fact that life-long employment with one company is something of the past.

Generally speaking, a full-time after-graduation employment should not be less than one year, I believe. But this is only my opinion.

Mohammad Rehan Azim
by Mohammad Rehan Azim , Management, Tender Analysis, Tender Specialist, Dealing in Medical and Pharmaceutial , Thimar Al Jazirah Co.

It will depend on position, which kind of position you have some if some1 is director of company why he will think about change the position.

Mohsin Makki
by Mohsin Makki , Marketing / Business Development Manager , Twin Apple Solution

It depends, according to the input of employee, it he is progressing and productive to the company and getting response accordingly from the market and the company, he should stay. whenever these factors turn off, the person should leave or find a new domain. 

david valero tejero
by david valero tejero , interior designer manager , studio concept

If the person is comfortable in the company and likes the work done on it, I see no inconvenient for the person to remain in the same company a long time.

Moustafa Hassan
by Moustafa Hassan , Accountant , Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

I think there is no spiciffic period. it depends on what you can provid and be useful in your position, and how much you be inspierd and using your caritivity and talant. 

Muzammil Ahmed
by Muzammil Ahmed , Secretary cum document controller , United technoligies of electric substations and switchgears Co.

I think5 years.

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