Instrumentation Job Search

Maybe you should have taken that job that was offerd and done your job searching for the "perfect" job while gainfully emplyed!

but i had to commit for 2 years with that company as a contract.

All contracts of employment have get-out clauses. It's known as the notice period. On some short-term contracts, it can be as short as one week by either party except in the case of gross misconduct, in which case there is no notice period.

Some contracts have a completion bonus clause inserted, to improve the chances of the individual making it to the end of the contract period.

So it depends upon the contract.

The risk now is that the training received has gone stale by 2 years, making the individual a less attractive prospect than a fresh graduate. So the advice now must be to take any reasonable offer of employment, and look around for a better job while in work.

If you had committed for two years, two years ago, you would be free to move on now.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

I'm sure others will agree that job offers seem to come more regularly while one is already working and not frantically searching for your next meal. Even two years isn't a great loss of time especially considering the bullets on your resume and the networking environment. Longevity at a job speaks volumes about your loyalty and dedication where conversely, bouncing around makes people wonder if you really know what you want to do!