{"id":5737,"date":"2013-07-02T13:12:38","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T17:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herculiz.com\/dev\/?p=5737"},"modified":"2018-10-18T20:13:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:13:52","slug":"finding-the-right-job-fit-large-vs-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/agencyclient-relations\/finding-the-right-job-fit-large-vs-small\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the Right Job Fit: Large vs. Small"},"content":{"rendered":"

Julie Cottineau\u00a0gives her top tips from her 25+ years at great companies such as Grey, Interbrand and Virgin in this post, “Finding the Right Job Fit: Large vs. Small” from our series providing insight and action steps for those seeking a career in branding.\u00a0<\/em>You can read more entries in this Career series\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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A question I often get from job-seekers is, “What are the trade-offs of working for a big vs. small company or agency?”<\/p>\n

\u201cDoes size really matter?\u201d<\/p>\n

When deciding between a boutique ad agency, a global one, a major mass-marketer client or a small start up, there are definite pros and cons of each you should consider.<\/p>\n

For example, if you have wanderlust, like I did a few years out of college, the bigger the better. I was fortunate enough to spend 3 of my 10-year tenure at Grey Global in the Paris office. This was an amazing, life-changing experience (I met my husband, who is French, while living there). Grey had a fairly established program of sending people around the globe. So while I did have to press to be one of the lucky ones chosen for an international assignment, the program was already well-oiled and very much in place.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also worked at small agencies when I was first starting out and have found several benefits in the boutique model as well.<\/p>\n

These include: 1) access to senior mentors, 2) fewer layers often means more responsibility for juniors and, 3) participation in new business.<\/p>\n

On our pitches the entire agency got involved instead of just a small select new business team, and I learned a ton.<\/p>\n

But my wisest piece of advice to help alleviate some of the worry over the debate of small vs. large is to prioritize these two more important factors: 1) What account am I working on, and 2) Who am I working for?<\/p>\n

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\nThese two factors are more important then the number of employees listed in the directory. A dynamic brand- one that you are really passionate about, even at a relatively small, up and coming Agency or a start up, can teach you a lot and you will invest more time and energy into it – and this will shine through in interviews and your resume as your move on after a while to look for your next opportunity.<\/p>\n

Also the right boss – someone who will invest in you, share their wisdom, give you tools, feedback and responsibility- in my opinion trumps any factors of big vs. small. It also doesn’t hurt if he\/she also has had experience with both big and small Agencies – so you can benefit from both sides of the coin.<\/p>\n

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Julie Cottineau\u00a0gives her top tips from her 25+ years at great companies such as Grey, Interbrand and Virgin in this post, “Finding the Right Job Fit: Large vs. Small” from our series providing insight and action steps for those seeking a career in branding.\u00a0You can read more entries in this Career series\u00a0HERE.\u00a0 A question I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,15,21,34,49,50,64,110],"tags":[40,41,60,42,43,45,47,65,51,524,52,54,421],"class_list":["post-5737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-advertising","category-agencyclient-relations","category-brand-culture","category-career-in-branding","category-careers","category-entrepreneurs","category-insights","category-personal-branding","tag-brand","tag-brand-building","tag-brand-school","tag-branding","tag-branding-career","tag-brandtwist","tag-career-advice","tag-job","tag-job-search","tag-job-search-advice","tag-julie-cottineau","tag-marketing","tag-personal-brand"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t