FYI the forum - I decided against using one A3 sheet but Iāve managed to do the cover page of my presentation and Iām onto the second slide now. Iām going to do a table of contents and then have another 6 or so slides. I hope to make real progress tonight while watching Hull-Manchester United.
I was once asked in an interview would I mind working with people of different nationalities. I said sure but when you think about it weāre all racists. One of the interviewers said āwhat do you mean!!!ā to which I replied ādo you live in a semi detached house?ā (Yes) āā¦so picture a family of travellers moving in next door to youā¦ā
While weāre on the topic, a word about recruitment consultants.
And that word would be ācuntsā.
If there is a more useless species in this world I am yet to come across them. I realised early on that there was no point in engaging with these muppets and got rid of them all from Linkedin. One of them told me I wouldnāt have the qualifications or experience for the job I have been offered. Do yourself a favour if job hunting, go direct, do not use a recruitment consultant.
So hereās my conundrum guys. Iāve been offered the job I want, which is situated in a perfect location. The salary is a good bit less than I was previously on, but I see more long term upside and opportunity to earn big commission from software and cloud application sales along with the traditional hardware sales. Long term I think I will earn a lot more. But it doesnāt start until late Feb and I really donāt want to sit on my arse for three weeks doing nothing.
I have just taken a phone call from another company I interviewed with who have offered me a role with a substantial salary increase, in a location that is about 30 mins additional every day. Itās in traditional print sales which I have been trying to get out of and in a shrinking market where the opportunity to earn commission is a lot harder. It starts immediately.
Both multinational companies with great career advancement opportunities.
What job do I take? Iām leaning towards the first.