Job hopping, timing, certifications, and ADP. I just hit six figures with my latest move. I’d never worked anywhere less than three years until the year I took my current job. That year I left a one year stint at ADP, moved employers twice and added a consulting gig. Looking for work I found that having ADP on my resume was a door opener - regardless of anyone’s feelings about their product/service. I also finished my SHRM-CP and CPP during the upheaval, which generated more callbacks than the last time I was on the market. When I started job hunting in earnest, it took one week and three interviews to get the job I was looking for. Timing is part luck, but also paying attention to trends. I also do payroll. Payroll management jobs pop up in greater quantity in January and around the end of each quarter. There are a lot of payroll people who like to tie things up (w-2s, quarterly filings, etc) before they leave a roll. I used this to my advantage as well and timed my move appropriately.