This is one choice we all would have come across in our career once or
may be more than that, but don’t you all agree that making such decision at the
initial stage of your career is rather difficult, especially when you have no
mentor, no Godfather to draw your road map for you.
Very difficult indeed, but we all have to make some choices and later
not regret them but just move on, so then you would be thinking why are we
having this discussion here. Hmmm…. And the answer is so that our generation
next(gen next) does not face the same dilemma which we did, or even if they do
let us all help them find a way out of that confusing zone.
It’s always a difficult to make a choice between the two as sometimes
the company with better brand name may pay you just pea nuts and the company
which may pay well is just a startup company with no mentor, no coach, just you
on your own.No no, don’t take me wrong, you are correct this kind of situation not
necessarily comes in everyone’s life…there are just lucky few of us who come
across and have to choose such paths.
During initial years of our career once in a while this kind of
situation comes up? Do what do you do in that case….As per my experience opt
for better company or good company if the choice is between the package and
company because it may add a name in your CV and add value to it in the future
no matter what the package is. Yes the choice between the brand name such as
Infosys, Honda, Tata, Maruti and so on or better compensation package and
benefits, which includes paid vacations, company holidays, personal days,
sick leave, life insurance, medical insurance, retirement and pension plans,
tuition assistance, child care, stock options, and more.
In fact, now days the situation has not much changes, the big brand
names still offer less money especially during training and then they motivate
you to be creative, invent, think out of the box and learn along with your job.
But as one moves higher in his career, brand name becomes of little significance
as job role takes over. Brand name is the most important factor but at entry
level only. When one is a fresher and embarks on one’s career, the brand of a
company matters. It helps in reflecting a stronger resume.
And it may sound very surprising but true that these companies have
known how to curb attrition also, so for all those who think that main cause of
employee turnover is money or lees or more money…it may take you by surprise.
It is very important for the creative side to be satisfied and so good
if you get that kind of company who lets you to be you. Satisfaction, learning
opportunities, innovations are few good things offered at the cost of better
salary.
As you start moving on in your career similarly the role a company plays
gets less important than what role you can play in the organization, it does
not mean that the company is of no importance to the employee or vice versa. By
now if you stay in one industry chances are very bright that people may start
recognizing you by name and not just by the name of the company you are
associated with, and if one changes the industry altogether than it might take
a little more time to develop the same recognition for your name but eventually
it may come.
So go ahead, make a choice, think about the pros and cons in both the
situations and voila, you will come out as a winner.
Just make sure, you don’t fall in the trap where some companies may
offer you more and show you so much more during interview and once you join
them you get to know you are just a puppet, which happens quite frequently in
the HR related jobs…Yes, my dear everything comes with its own set of benefits
and shortcomings.
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