How to switch jobs?
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- whatthefunk
I work for a large company who has a variety of different creative partners for advertising, interactive, email, social, etc. Many of these partners have great full time opportunities that interest me - how should I go about applying for these gigs? Should I contact the people I work with or should I apply directly through the job board/corporate site?
Part of me feels odd about going down this road - what if someone finds out at my company, what if the person I deal with finds out, etc.
Thoughts?
- jetSkii0
why not talk to your boss and follow their leads. i'm sure they'd like to know about your interests in other departments.
- a good word from the boss and a connect in HR should get you an interview or a get in free passjetSkii
- no he wants to leave the company for another company his current company works with...sofakingbanned
- one more "company" for good measuresofakingbanned
- sisu0
Seriously... this is what would have worked at my company.
Just go straight to your would-be boss in those other departments. If you're already friends with them, great! If not, ask for a meeting and chat them up about what they're looking for. Low pressure cuz you already have a job. If things work out, you're in there. No need to involve HR until necessary. You wouldn't have to do that anyway - that's the job of the department hiring you. HR is there to help employees, not serve as a barrier. Good luck!
- From what I read, it's not a department in the same company.. It's a job with a contractor.jasonistaken
- shellie0
This can be a totally delicate situation.
Look -- nobody expects you to stay at the job your at forever. But, generally people in advertising tend to be a bunch of petty, gossip, drama mongers. With that in mind, I say, its your career and you should do what you want. Just don't set the whole thing ablaze when you make moves -- it's a small pond you swim in. Be considerate to your former employer whenever possible (it's not always possible, but it's good practice).
If you are high enough in the ranks at the company your at, your potential employer could catch a lot of head for poaching their client's talent. That would be on the level that could lose them much more money than it could cost to hire you (double your salary). So you have to ask yourself if you're worth that kind of drama. Some people are.
In these situations it's probably best to wait for interest to come your way from the vendor itself. It's not that hard to flirt that interest your way if you get word out that you're looking to do this or that. Then, you have that information float around to the source that books the talent at the company you seek. I guess there's some networking involved if you want to passively get in without totally leaving your ass hanging out and lose your current job.
But, if your the "ass hanging out" kinda person, you could always boldly apply to the job you seek with no digression. Just don't be surprised if you get fired. But, there is still a chance you could get hired (by someone). I personally like to walk that line... hard.
- wasnt sure if you were talking about internal hires or a client/vendor situation. but dynamics are often similar.shellie
- Is this an internal position..? it is, right?sisu
- I dont know. reads like this could be an agency with production partners which would be officially "outside" of his co but close to his biz.shellie
- sisu0
I wouldn't ask for a rec from your current boss cuz then they realize you're not interested in your current job. If you don't get the job the other dept, you're kinda screwed. If the other dept is seriously considering hiring you, then they'll ask for the rec from your current boss.