Potentially choosing between 2 jobs. What one would you pick?

Gustov · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:04

Hi guys,

Job 1

I had an interview today at a very respectable film distribution company (name will be down the side of a lot of your DVDs) for the role of a runner. The pay is £50 per day, (£12,000PA) Monday Friday 9.30 - 17.30.

Pros

- Once you're in at a big company you have a great chance to work your way up.

Job 2

Second Job is (have an interview next week and apparently I'm the only person going for the job) at a much smaller film PR company BUT it is a graduate position and pays significantly more. (£19,000)

So yea, if I set a good impression in the first job I could potentially be earning more in the long run. However the other job pays £7,000 more a year! (Initially)

What would you do? My Degree is in Film and Television btw.

JBuk · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:05

Get in the movie scene

Morba · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:06

Do you need the extra money?
What's the progression path of both and potential earnings in 5 years?
Which is more appropriate to where you want to be / where you want to go?

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:06

Job 2 while you work on getting into a role you actually want. 7 grand is not to be sniffed at.

This is, of course, assuming that job 1 comes up regularly enough for it to be safe to pass it by this time.

Gustov · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:06

JBuk said:
Get in the movie scene

They are both film related jobs...

Gustov · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:07

[FnG]magnolia;18692415 said:
Job 2 while you work on getting into a role you actually want. 7 grand is not to be sniffed at.

This is, of course, assuming that job 1 comes up regularly enough for it to be safe to pass it by this time.

Just going to go ahead and name the company of the first job. It's ICON distribution. Maybe that puts things in better perspective.

Morba · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:10

Never heard of them, but then it's not the industry I'm in!

Gustov · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:12

Morba said:
Do you need the extra money?
What's the progression path of both and potential earnings in 5 years?
Which is more appropriate to where you want to be / where you want to go?

Thanks Morba.

No, I don't need the extra money. I live at home and the only things I pay are car insurance and my phone bill.

You would assume that there are better opportunities within ICON as they are the bigger company.

I'm probably more passionate about working at ICON.

There's a chance I could be a runner for a year and then made redundant though, in which case I'd have lost out on £7,000 and out of a job.

Gustov · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:14

Morba said:
Never heard of them, but then it's not the industry I'm in!

Sure you have. This might help, flicks up before the film starts.

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[FnG]magnolia · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:18

Gustov said:
You would assume that there are better opportunities within ICON as they are the bigger company.

Take this job.

I'm probably more passionate about working at ICON.

Take this job.

There's a chance I could be a runner for a year and then made redundant though, in which case I'd have lost out on £7,000 and out of a job.

Take this job and work your ass off to get promoted either within the organisation or to a new role with a different one.

Destination · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:19

In the current climate, if security of job 2 is greater than job 1, where you might run for a year and be dumped, then I'd go for job 2 every time.
Have you actually been offered either?

Slam62 · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:20

go for the money, it's the only thing that you can be sure of.

Westyfield2 · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:20

The second one. £19K > £12K.

But I am a capitalist pig

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Gustov · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:23

Hikari Kisugi said:
Have you actually been offered either?

No, but they are both looking very promising. I know people who work at both companies that I am applying for so they have put in good recommendations for me. Always helps. I hear from one early next week and have an interview at the other early next week so I may have to take JOB 1 before I get an answer from JOB 2.

RickST · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:23

job 1, you live at home with no dependents, you can take the risk

Morba · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:24

Gustov said:
Sure you have. This might help, flicks up before the film starts.

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Ooh, yeah I've seen that a few times

You said you are more pationate about ICON, do you think the other job would leave you thinking 'I wish I worked at icon' or would the money help you forget about it?

Gustov · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:24

RickST said:
job 1, you live at home with no dependents, you can take the risk

True but travel is going to take around £2,000 of that a year...

So that's £10,000 a year. :mad:

Gustov · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:26

Morba said:
Ooh, yeah I've seen that a few times

You said you are more pationate about ICON, do you think the other job would leave you thinking 'I wish I worked at icon' or would the money help you forget about it?

I really don't know

I would love the money but would like to work towards a £50,000k salary in say 12/15 years and I'm assuming that is going to be more likely at ICON.

Morba · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:26

If I could go back and start working from the bottom in a company and role that I would really enjoy then I'd do it!

Money isn't everything (though I this case it's a huge difference), remember this could be the start of your career

Mucky_Pup · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:27

I'd go for the 2nd one, more money, plus it's a graduate position so it's more likely you'll be able to do certain things your own way and possibly build up a portfolio etc. whereas the first job and my understanding of "runner"; unskilled donkey-work, and just because it's for a big company doesn't automatically mean you're going to fly up the ranks in a few years time, doesn't work like that unless you know someone, member of the secret handshake club etc. etc.

E.g. the toilet cleaner at HSBC head office doesn't wake up every day thinking, this could be the day he's going to made up to banker, and be given a six figure salary and a company car.