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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary blasts Gen Z who love to job-hop every six-months: ‘That’s a red flag’

Kevin O'Leary (Credit: Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty Images)

For Gen Z workers facing stubborn inflation, student loan debt, and a shaky job market, job-hopping became a survival strategy to secure better pay and faster growth. But not every employer is impressed by a long list of short stints. In fact, having a résumé full of quick exits is one of the fastest ways to get rejected, according to Shark Tank star and multimillionaire Kevin O’Leary. 

“What I can’t stand is seeing a résumé where every six months they job hop. To me that means they couldn’t execute anything, and I take that resume into the garbage,” O’Leary said in a video posted to his social media. 

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