| Topic Name: |
Career Change from another firm |
| Message Name: |
Cold Hard Reality |
| Date Posted: |
02/22/2006 |
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OK my interview is confirmed for 10:30AM CST in Irving, TX. And supposedly, the recruiter who sent me the e-mail said that the interviews (assuming more than one) will conclude around 1pm CST.
I would appreciate if any of you out there could provide me any "honest" insight about the company's current standing (from a stability perspective and otherwise). I am particularly curious to know whether or not making the move to Cap Gemini would be a good career move or not. I'm looking for a good opportunity for career growth, job stability to some degree (this has been there with BE but the future looks quite uncertain), and most of all, better compensation than what I'm getting at BE. I'm sure that my scenario story is one that is probably quite common amongst a majority of you out there. You've worked a couple of years for a Consultancy but have received minimal raises. The difference here is that I've not even received 1 with BE. Having said this, I still don't know why I would stay longer with them.
At present, BE is facing some major accounting problems as well as a significantly high rate of attrition. As far as the attrition goes, I am sure it is probably present anywhere you go but trust me, not as high as BE has been recently experiencing.
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| Message: |
You're obviously young or naive or, perhaps, both. I'll assume you're reasonably bright, although the questions you're asking here, frankly, cause me some doubt.
Here are some hard facts to consider:
Regarding job stability??there ain't none. Period. Job security is totally a function of the demand/value of your skills in relation to the needs of the firm. At your level, BE's or CG's overall stability is not the issue, It's the vitality of the practice you're assigned to...which is a function of market demand and firm market share. Your concerns about overall firm stability is not really an issue to worry about. Neither firm is going to totally collapse financially in the near future. But both firms will inevitably hit air pockets practice to practice. If your skills are not immediately transferable to another practice, you??re vulnerable. If industry consolidation continues and CG or BE are acquired, you??re skills demand/value is still your denominator.
Regarding raises. The first question you should be asking is ??why haven??t I gotten a raise in two years??. If your answer is that ??no one got raises?? then you??re kidding yourself. Even in the worst of times, in the worst of firms (I??m thinking CSC and the bloodbath days of CGEY) some people got raises. And they were those who??s skill set was critical to near term practice revenue. You should take a cold, objective look at your own performance. If you didn't at BE??chances are near 100% that after the salary increment you receive for moving, you won??t receive one at CG.
Regarding nice offices. Who f-ing cares. You??ll be on the road 80% of the time.
Finally, why move? Move for a better practice environment where you can better develop your skills, broaden your client experiences or develop new skills that you would otherwise not if you stayed at BE. Think of it like this. Where do I want to be career-wise 5 years from now. Which firm better positions me for that move.
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