EmpID   Job    EffDate       Dept
001     QB     01-01-2001    OFF
001     LB     01-01-2010    DEF
001     K      01-01-2005    SPEC
002     HC     01-01-2007    STAFF
003     P      01-01-2001    SPEC
003     CB     01-01-2002    DEF

EmpID   Job1  EffDate1    Dept1  Job2  EffDate2    Dept2  Job3  EffDate3    Dept3
001     QB    01-01-2001  OFF    K     01-01-2005  SPEC   LB    01-01-2010  DEF
002     HC    01-01-2007  STAFF
003     P     01-01-2001  SPEC   CB    01-01-2002  DEF

SELECT
EmpNo
, Job
, EffDate
, Dept
, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY EmpNo ORDER BY EffDate) AS RowNum
INTO #temp1
FROM JobHist
ORDER BY EffDate DESC

SELECT
JobHist.EmpNo
, JobHist.Job AS Job1
, JobHist.EjhJobDesc AS JobDesc1
, JobHist.EffDate AS EffDate1
, JobHist.Dept AS Dept1
, temp2.Job AS Job2
, temp2.EffDate AS EffDate2
, temp2.Dept AS Dept2
FROM #temp1 AS JobHist LEFT JOIN #temp1 AS temp2 ON JobHist.EmpNo = temp2.EmpNo AND temp2.RowNum = 2
WHERE JobHist.RowNum = 1

DECLARE @Flag INT
DECLARE @FlagPlus INT
SET @Flag = 1
SET @FlagPlus = (@Flag + 1)
WHILE(@Flag < 20)
BEGIN
SELECT
temp@Flag.EmpNo
, temp@Flag.Job AS Job@Flag
, temp@Flag.EjhJobDesc AS JobDesc@Flag
, temp@Flag.EffDate AS EffDate@Flag
, temp@Flag.Dept AS Dept@Flag
FROM #temp1 AS temp@Flag
LEFT JOIN #temp@Flag AS temp@FlagPlus
ON temp@Flag.EmpNo = temp@FlagPlus.EmpNo AND temp@FlagPlus.RowNum = @FlagPlus
WHERE JobHist.RowNum = 1
SET @Flag = (@Flag + 1)
SET @FlagPlus = (@FlagPlus + 1)
END

select *
from
(
  select empid, col + cast(rn as varchar(10)) colname, value
  from
  (
    select Top 20 empid,
      job,
      convert(varchar(10), effdate, 101) effdate,
      dept,
      row_number() over(partition by empid order by effdate) rn
    from yourtable
    order by empid
  ) x
  unpivot
  (
    value
    for col in (Job, Effdate, Dept)
  ) u
) x1
pivot
(
  min(value)
  for colname in([Job1], [EffDate1], [Dept1],
                 [Job2], [EffDate2], [Dept2],
                 [Job3], [EffDate3], [Dept3])
)p

DECLARE @colsUnpivot AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
    @query  AS NVARCHAR(MAX),
    @colsPivot as  NVARCHAR(MAX),
    @colsPivotName as  NVARCHAR(MAX)

select @colsUnpivot = stuff((select ','+ quotename(C.name)
         from sys.columns as C
         where C.object_id = object_id('yourtable') and
               C.name not in ('empid')
         for xml path('')), 1, 1, '')

select @colsPivot
  = STUFF((SELECT  ','
             + quotename(c.name + cast(t.rn as varchar(10)))
           from
           (
             select row_number() over(partition by empid order by effdate) rn
             from yourtable
           ) t
           cross apply sys.columns as C
           where C.object_id = object_id('yourtable') and
                C.name not in ('empid')
           group by c.name, t.rn
           order by t.rn, c.name desc
            FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE
            ).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)')
        ,1,1,'')

set @query
  = 'select *
      from
      (
        select empid, col + cast(rn as varchar(10)) colname, value
        from
        (
          select Top 20 empid,
            job,
            convert(varchar(10), effdate, 101) effdate,
            dept,
            row_number() over(partition by empid order by effdate) rn
          from yourtable
          order by empid
        ) x
        unpivot
        (
          value
          for col in ('+ @colsunpivot +')
        ) u
      ) x1
      pivot
      (
        min(value)
        for colname in ('+ @colspivot +')
      ) p'

exec(@query)

SELECT
  e.EmpNo,
  (SELECT
      h.Job,
      h.EffDate,
      h.Dept
    FROM JobHist h
    WHERE e.EmpNo = h.EmpNo
    ORDER BY EffDate DESC
    FOR XML PATH('job'), ROOT('jobs'), TYPE
  ) Jobs
  FROM (SELECT DISTINCT EmpNo FROM JobHist) e

SELECT
  EmpNo
, Job
, EffDate
, Dept
, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY EmpNo ORDER BY EffDate) AS RowNum
INTO #temp1
FROM JobHist
ORDER BY EffDate DESC


DECLARE @MAXCol INT = (SELECT MAX(RowNum)FROM #temp1)
 ,@index INT =1
 ,@ColNames varchar(4000)=''
 ,@SQL VARCHAR(MAX)=''
  WHILE (@index<=@MAXCol)
  BEGIN
     SET @ColNames =@ColNames +'MAX(CASE WHEN RowNum = '+LTRIM(STR(@index))+' THEN Job END) as Job'+LTRIM(STR(@index))+','
                              +'MAX(CASE WHEN RowNum = '+LTRIM(STR(@index))+' THEN EffDate END) as EffDate'+LTRIM(STR(@index))+','
                              +'MAX(CASE WHEN RowNum = '+LTRIM(STR(@index))+' THEN Dept END) as Dept'+LTRIM(STR(@index))+','
     SET @Index=@Index +1
 END
SET @ColNames = LEFT(@ColNames,LEN(@ColNames)-1) -- Remove Last Comma

SET @SQL =  'SELECT EmpNo ,'+@ColNames+' FROM #temp1 GROUP BY EmpNo'

EXECUTE (@SQL)

DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(MAX) = N'SELECT EmpID';

SELECT TOP (20) @sql += N',
  Job'     + rn + ' = MAX(CASE WHEN rn = ' + rn + ' THEN Job END),
  EffDate' + rn + ' = MAX(CASE WHEN rn = ' + rn + ' THEN EffDate END),
  Dept'    + rn + ' = MAX(CASE WHEN rn = ' + rn + ' THEN Dept END)'
FROM
(
  SELECT rn = RTRIM(ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY name))
  FROM sys.all_objects
) AS x;

SET @sql += ' FROM (SELECT *, rn = ROW_NUMBER() OVER
  (PARTITION BY EmpID ORDER BY EffDate) FROM dbo.your_table) AS y
GROUP BY EmpID;';

EXEC sp_executesql @sql;