Overall, 34 percent of respondents had received a promotion and 35 percent made a lateral move.

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In some ways, the move to CENTCOMM is a lateral move, though the job is more visible.

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It might be a lateral move to learn some new skills.

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Frank Dadah, a principal account manager and general manager at WinterWyman , a recruitment firm that specializes in search and contract staffing in the Technology, Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, and Investments and Financial Services industries, says job hopping is moving from one company to the next for either a lateral move or promotion.

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