You can always put "Sr." on your resume, whether it's true or not. It almost certainly wouldn't be questioned by a potential new employer and even if you didn't have that "senior" in your official title, it's easy enough to claim you were the senior person in your group. Unfortunately just about EVERYBODY exaggerates on their resume, as a hiring manager, I have come to expect that and am more interested in what the person has done and what they're capable of rather than their previous job titles. When I worked at a bank, I was SURROUNDED by AVPs (asst. vice pres) in a technical group that were far inferior in ability to me (my title at the time was the generic "systems analyst").
Titles aren't worth squat, take the $$$ as long as you're getting the experiences you want to put on your resume.
I thought you said you were the senior systems analyst? :biggrin:
Sent an e-mail invite for next Tues. and made it clear I wanted to talk about advancement opportunities within the dept. in light of a successful planning process and positive feedback from all levels involved. *gulp* I feel like I'm asking a girl on a date... sure, the worst thing that can happen is she says no, but rejection sucks. :redface:
In this company when people leave, you are expected to simply do more work in their absence without any sort of recognition or compensation.
ugh....
Our expense team is me, lady #1 who's been with the company for something like 20 years, and lady #2 who spends about half her time helping us out. Well, lady #1 just told me she's transfering to a different department on Jan. 1. I'm not sure whether - or how - they are going to replace her.
This might be a renewed opportunity for me to advance, but somehow I doubt that will be happen. In this company when people leave, you are expected to simply do more work in their absence without any sort of recognition or compensation. No wonder that at a year and a half, I have the most seniority in my group. In 18 months I've seen a whole cycle of 10 people come and go from a group that now stands at 6. You'd think management would pull their heads out of their asses and reward those who have not only stuck through it, but have affected dramatic positive change in the process.
If there are any managers in here, I hope you take my experience as an example of how to NOT treat your subordinates. I loved my job despite the hardships for quite a while. But when a department seems to specialize in losing talent like sand through its fingers, it makes me not want to stick around either. I'm tired of doing other people's work, and improving it, and getting paid and recognized according to the entry-level role I was initially hired for. I'm going to start looking for a job in February and hopefully make a brisk exit after I receive my bonus in March.
I have short, simple answers to the good questions you raise. As far as the pros/cons of the job itself, it's basically the same since it's a similar role in the same office. If anything there may be a little less work, but I can't be certain of that and I don't really care that much.I have had 12 Jobs in my 15 years of working. What I do when I had a few options was to put on paper the pros and cons of each.
Questions - Hours? can you work from home? Perks? How far is it? Time off? How long is the average person worked at this place? Can you move up? Working at this place is going to make you worth more?
A few things to watch out for is some people find a great paying job that is a skill that is only good for that 1 job. At every job I have had I look at it like this "If I work here for a few years will I be worth more?" I have walked out of jobs when the answer is no even though it payed very well. Don't set yourself up in a job that you are over paid and your skill do not match the pay.
Also if you are good at what you do you can work for whoever you want too. If the job sucks or the pay sucks I will leave and now when I start a job they know this and they also know that I am worth what I ask for becuase I work hard and have have many jobs so I know what works and what does not. I did have 1 manager tell me "If you want more money you are just going to have to go somewhere else" I turned in my 2 weeks the next day lol It's about ****YOU**** not them, if they can save / get bigger bonus your ass will be gone.
Wow, things happen quickly. The following has happened since lunch:
1. Met with my boss to tell her about the position I was interested in
2. Boss basically said, "you can do whatever you want, but I will do whatever it takes to keep you."
3. Boss calls manager offering the job and tells him he can pursue me, but she'll outbid him.
4. Boss tells me I am now promoted. Doing the same job, with a biz school friendly title and more money FTW.
:biggrin: :biggrin:
And to think just yesterday morning I had no clue this would be coming!
Haha I know my posts above were wordy but if you sift through them, I did actually ask her in December and she basically implied that I could get one sometime soon if I take on some added responsibilities, but not quite yet. I had taken on the exact roles she specified but hadn't gotten a promotion until today.Next time don't wait 6 months :biggrin: and congrats man!
Wow, things happen quickly. The following has happened since lunch:
1. Met with my boss to tell her about the position I was interested in
2. Boss basically said, "you can do whatever you want, but I will do whatever it takes to keep you."
3. Boss calls manager offering the job and tells him he can pursue me, but she'll outbid him.
4. Boss tells me I am now promoted. Doing the same job, with a biz school friendly title and more money FTW.
:biggrin: :biggrin:
And to think just yesterday morning I had no clue this would be coming!
Probably not. I am going for top 10-15 schools so I have to go out of state. I'll try to negotiate what I can when the time comes, but I'm not planning on them paying for it. Hoping whatever company I get hired by might chip in.Out of curiosity, what does your job have to do with an MBA program. Are they going to pay for it? If that's the case, that in itself is worth quite a bit of $$$ in lieu of salary.