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My new book Build An Epic Career is out now! Discover 15 career tools, avoid common mistakes, and build the mindset for career success. Grab your copy here: https://amzn.to/4hdcQG2 This video comes with notes, check here: https://bit.ly/4luO72V I recently spoke with my friend who was laid off after 8 years at the same company, and to his surprise, recruiters viewed his long tenure negatively during interviews. In this video, I explain why companies now see extended job tenure (8+ years) as a potential red flag - from skills plateauing to institutional mindset and salary stagnation. I share why 4-6 years might be the ideal timeline to stay at a company before reassessing your position. This doesn't mean everyone should leave their jobs after 5 years. I outline the exceptions - when your responsibilities are growing, you're handling new functions, getting different assignments, or moving into leadership roles. I provide 5 critical questions to ask yourself annually after your third year at a company to determine if it's time to move on or stay put. Remember, the danger isn't in moving too soon but potentially moving too late in today's rapidly changing job market. #CareerGrowth #JobSwitching #NewJob Ankur Warikoo is an internet entrepreneur and India's leading career mentor, reaching: 12Mn+ followers across YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook 3X Bestselling author of Do Epic Shit (2021), Get Epic Shit Done (2022) Make Epic Money (2024), and Build an Epic Career (2025) Founder of WebVeda.com - an online school empowering young Indians, with 400,000+ career success stories and counting A career catalyst who's been both the interviewer and interviewee, the founder and the funded, the mentor and the mentee Having navigated multiple career pivots (from physicist to consultant to CEO to content creator), he's now dedicated to helping you build an extraordinary career without making the same mistakes he did. Featured in Fortune Magazine's 40 under 40 List for India, Forbes Top 100 Digital Creators list 2022, and LinkedIn India's Top Voices (2018-2020), he brings real-world insights from his MBA at Indian School of Business, his time as CEO of Groupon India and Nearbuy.com, and his journey of building multiple successful ventures. This channel is your weekly dose of practical, no-nonsense career advice - from cracking interviews to negotiating salaries, from switching careers to starting up, from building your personal brand to becoming irreplaceable at work.