Senior Managers Can be Unemployed Nine Months Before It Adversely Affects Career Prospects

Click here for the press release of Robert Half, March 24, 2009

MENLO PARK, CA -- In the current economy, being out of a job for an extended period no longer carries the stigma it once did for top managers, according to a new survey. Executives polled felt that, on average, a senior manager could be out of work nine months before his or her career prospects were adversely affected.

The survey was developed by Robert Half Management Resources and conducted by an independent research firm. It is based on telephone interviews with 150 senior executives from the nation’s 1,000 largest companies.

Executives were asked, “How long, in months, can a top manager remain unemployed before it hurts his or her career?” The mean response was nine months.