What they don't teach you in College: Why must an Individual stay 2 years in an Organisation?

When I first enter the field of personnel management in 1994, I met a very professional (& competent) headhunter. My company has engaged her services as her company was one of the handful that provide executive search in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. If I am not wrong, her name was Rosalyn and the company she worked for was known as TAO. Recently, I found out that TAO was later acquired by Heidrick & Struggles at the beginning of the year 1998.

She commented that their firm / consultancy  will only consider people who has serve a minimum of 2 years employment track records with an organization before recommending the candidates to a potential organization. I asked her why two (2) years? She explain to me the following scenario: -

Scenario # 1 

• End of 1st year, during your performance appraisal you achieved your targeted results but your boss don't agreed to it and make remarks it was not your effort. You voice your disappointment but fall on deaf ears.
• At 2nd year, you achieved your targeted objective with outstanding results and again your boss be little your achievement.
• Action: Time to pack your beg and leave the company.

Scenario # 2

• 1st year - your recommended to your boss that some corrective action should be taken to improve a particular business process
• 2nd year - you asked your boss to review his decision but he is not interested to take any measure.
• Action: Don't waste your time ... look around for new potential employer who will appreciate your initiative!

I guess - she was trying to tell me that 2 years is the minimum and best time to leave a company as you have exhausted your effort and if the Company or your boss continue to ignore and don't value your work - she argued that the person has every right to seek new career opportunity and should not be labelled as "job hopper".