I wasn't aware of the importance of continuity in the development.
So what is a typical task that you've got?
The importance of continuity lies in that as you do something, you will get more involved in the steps which occur before and after your step.
For example (in audit), when you first start out in your first month or so, you may need to do something simple like vouching invoices back to accounting records (a transaction listing). Then, as you get more experienced, you will be coached on how to handle issues such as when things don't agree or work out as smoothly as anticipated, the actual selection of the transactions from the listing, the methodology used to calculate the number of items required to be selected, the appropriate way to validate/test an account (aka a category of transactions),.... eventually you get to the point where you are able to get a set of financial accounts, identify which balances are risky, come up with suitable ways to gain comfort over them and your juniors will go through the development cycle with you coaching them until they can do it themselves.
I probably could have worded that a lot better but in short, if you have continuity in terms of being available to be coached, your development will benefit greatly. This is obviously a grossly simplified example since there's alot more to it than just that (e.g. interpretation of accounting standards, conceptualising riskiness, identifying areas of likely misstatement, identifying implications, understanding systems and processes which mitigate risks, etc...)
Btw I'm not saying if you aren't around you won't get that development opportunity, but if you are on a team and the seniors/managers know you are going to be there for a longer period of time, they will probably be more willing to coach you since you will be able to complete the work, as well as do any necessary follow up.
