If you’re job hunting, add one more secret test to your growing list of things that can quietly cost you the role: An ex-recruitment boss for Ray Dalio’s hedge fund Bridgewater Associates revealed that on top of the usual résumé red flags, he’d also judge candidates on whether they’ve stayed in a cushy job too long.
Dave Kline, who spent nearly a decade in senior recruitment and C-suite roles at the world’s largest hedge fund, calls it the “(Un)popularity Contest.” And it’s one of five tests he used to separate high performers from everyone else.
