My role involves instigating a career move so the debate seems to be a daily talking point for me, even in the recruitment industry it seems to be somewhat of an ongoing debate. So what’s the conclusion? Which is more fruitful? Which direction should I steer my career in?
I work agency side myself so I’ll try to keep this as unbiased as possible.
I speak to a lot of candidates about their career paths and what they have in mind for their next position. It would seem everyone has a different spin and opinion on what is the best path to take to ensure maximum enjoyment and progression. I’ve hand-picked a few reasons I have heard from both sides (does this make me unbiased?!) and I’ll draw my conclusion under it all and that will be end of it ok?
So there we have it, clear as mud – pick which points appeal to you most and go with that.
Ultimately, it comes down to personal experience. I’m sure in some cases none of the above exist in your client/ agency side role and vice versa. There are some amazing client/ agency side roles available and equally some not so good ones.
That being said, there is one factor which sticks out like a red panda to me and that is being part of something. I remember speaking to a candidate that had serviced a client from small start up to global giant but the underlying factor for him was that he wasn’t part of it, he was just servicing a client – so business and employees will always be remembered for their substantial growth over a short amount of time, but the agency and employee certainly won’t.
My final advice would be to approach everything with an open mind, meet as many people as you can and you may just surprise yourself with what you end up enjoying.
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