tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post7480656218447829139..comments2023-09-23T00:38:53.296-07:00Comments on Money and Such: Starting Your Career: Big vs. Small CompaniesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-2433266589778530262009-09-11T20:44:59.345-07:002009-09-11T20:44:59.345-07:00Wickedly - sorry, I just noticed your comment. Hop...Wickedly - sorry, I just noticed your comment. Hopefully this is still timely.<br /><br />First of all, congrats on having multiple job opportunities in a market where most folks are lucky to have one... :-)<br /><br />To be perfectly frank - my philosophy is that your job is your career. You need to do what you think will be most productive in the LONG TERM. Having a brand name on your resume is great. Having good experience and enjoying what you do is also very important.<br /><br />My number one piece of advice is to not let emotions cloud your judgement here. If you feel like you have a better job offer that is likely to lead to better career growth than your current position, you should seriously consider it. Yes, it will feel lousy to quit a job after only a month on the job. Folks will be disappointed. However, this is not about making friends, or pleasing people, it's about doing the right thing for your career in the long run.<br /><br />Of course, you need to be mindful that you don't accumulate a number of rapid job switches, or you will be perceived as a job hopper - and that's very bad for your long term career prospects...Shadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742366461186295248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-7948953875314237962009-09-11T20:44:18.406-07:002009-09-11T20:44:18.406-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235380710387125132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-51151001056927424842009-09-03T05:32:22.916-07:002009-09-03T05:32:22.916-07:00Hey,
I was doing a random web search cos I am so ...Hey,<br /><br />I was doing a random web search cos I am so confused - I got your article. <br />I'm just starting my career in advertising - copywriting. I've been working in a small agency for a month or so. I get to do a lot of writing, a little bit of client servicing and so on. The company is growing and I love my job. But then I got this offer from the biggest ad shark in town. I dont know what to do. Thye've pretty much said they'll take me on the basis of work I did during my internship. But I dont have any idea what to do. Please tell me what you think?AWYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517366623363744229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-36434021782764034112009-07-06T23:03:42.275-07:002009-07-06T23:03:42.275-07:00That's actually a very good point. I missed on...That's actually a very good point. I missed one of the key points: the brand absolutely counts.Shadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742366461186295248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-8664916976330069622009-07-06T10:37:54.615-07:002009-07-06T10:37:54.615-07:00When I graduated from b-school, one of my major th...When I graduated from b-school, one of my major things was to try and get into any major corporation.<br /><br />Yes for training, etc.. but also for the name. If you go with a company that people recognize universally, it's much easier to build up than it is to start at a small company and to try and convince people that you know just as much as if you had been employed by a big firm<br /><br />But I've always enjoyed being in a small company.. or even better, working for myself :)FB @ FabulouslyBroke.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966672580040786485noreply@blogger.com