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Career A or B

  • 30-01-2011 9:28pm
    #1
    inkogneetoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭


    So I have a choice to make and some input would be great:

    Career A. I have been in for 12 years until recently due to being made redundant.I have the chance to get back into it again short-term 3+ months with a very remote chance of being made full time.The main points to consider:
    Short term
    Small chance of full time
    Upto 40k per annum
    Shift work

    Career B: Just started out in this on work placement.Its in IT which I have zero background in. There is a good chance of full time work after this and in a newly emerging sector of IT.

    Great chance of full-time work
    Initially 19k per annum(may take upto 3 years to reach career A salary)
    Office work, generally 9-5 Mon-Fri.

    Finally myself and family are looking to go to OZ. Career A has a far greater chance in the short term to getting work there.Career B will take a few years to become experienced enough to get work easy over there.

    Thoughts?

    Thanks in advance


Comments

  • #2
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,289 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Where does your heart lie - do you want change, or more of the same?


  • #3
    inkogneetoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭inkogneetoe


    There's that million dollar question. I honestly don't know. I like what I do/did in A and the money is great plus it has a great chanc of getting us to OZ. On the other hand B is something I'd like to get into but the ramp up time to equivalent salary is long and job prospects won't be great until I'm more experienced. I could however pic up on B when over in OZ. :-/


  • #4
    boobar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    inkogneetoe wrote: »
    So I have a choice to make and some input would be great:

    Career A. I have been in for 12 years until recently due to being made redundant.I have the chance to get back into it again short-term 3+ months with a very remote chance of being made full time.The main points to consider:
    Short term
    Small chance of full time
    Upto 40k per annum
    Shift work

    Career B: Just started out in this on work placement.Its in IT which I have zero background in. There is a good chance of full time work after this and in a newly emerging sector of IT.

    Great chance of full-time work
    Initially 19k per annum(may take upto 3 years to reach career A salary)
    Office work, generally 9-5 Mon-Fri.

    Finally myself and family are looking to go to OZ. Career A has a far greater chance in the short term to getting work there.Career B will take a few years to become experienced enough to get work easy over there.

    Thoughts?

    Thanks in advance

    My personal opinion is take the 40K job. The pros are you've enjoyed this type of work, it may lead to a full time position (remote, but still a chance).

    Also, if IT is something you want to get into, you could try learning some of this on your own time, so you wouldn't be completely pausing this.

    If at the end of the 3 months there is no extension of contract, then get stuck into B again.

    Boobar


  • #5
    inkogneetoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭inkogneetoe


    Hey Boobar,

    appreciate the input. Ya I was starting to think along the same lines as what you said. By taking Career A at least B is a future option where as its not so easy the other way around. Sticking with B cuts me off from A option.

    Thanks again. :)


  • #6
    boobar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    inkogneetoe wrote: »
    Hey Boobar,

    appreciate the input. Ya I was starting to think along the same lines as what you said. By taking Career A at least B is a future option where as its not so easy the other way around. Sticking with B cuts me off from A option.

    Thanks again. :)

    No worries inkogneetoe, Best of luck to you. Hope everything works out for you. :)


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