[MEGoody]

There's a real stigma associated with people who have been out of work for more than six months or those who are prone to job hopping.

There shouldn't be a stigma against someone who was previously employed being unemployed for 6 months during an economic downturn.

The job hopper on the other hand? Yeah, I'd be concerned about that.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: The job hopper on the other hand? Yeah, I’d be concerned about that.

How about a person who works on contract from one job to another?

In the software development business, one often does not work for a company... one works for a recruiting/contracting firm who contracts you out for projects 6 to 9 months at a time...