This CA who switched 7 jobs in 8 years and went from finance to sales, assures that changing jobs does not ruin your resume

• Hi, I am Harshvardhan Jain, a CA (Chartered Accountant), CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), and Head of Growth at CARS24.
• As a person who does not like restricting himself to one single job role or industry, I needed to find my niche before settling down in my career.
• Whether it was moving from Wipro to a startup or shifting from my role in finance to sales, my career has become a playground in itself.
• There may be a stigma attached to job-hopping – and I have changed seven companies so far – but I wear these experiences like a badge of honor.

Building a strong base

I was born in Guwahati, Assam, but spent most of my childhood moving cities and experiencing different Indian cultures.

My father had a petrol pump business, and it was natural for me to think about joining him. But I realized it was not the space I wanted to be in.

To be honest, CA was not something I had planned to pursue. But I noticed that pretty much everyone in my batch was going for the CA course.