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I used to work for company A part-time while I was at school and during the first two years of Uni. I left two years ago to work full time for my current company - retail.
Recently I've been speaking to an old colleague from company A and heard that my boss has left the business and having been in touch with them, after an internal shuffle-around there is a vacancy. The job is in IT support, and I really enjoyed working for the business before - but it just didn't suit my circumstances at the time.
I'm trying to negotiate a formal offer and what the pay would be - looking at a potential 10-15% pay rise over what I'm earning now, though in a completely different climate.
What key things should I be thinking about right now - it's my first "job offer" to speak of and I'm a little confused as to what I should do - it was a little unexpected.
Recently I've been speaking to an old colleague from company A and heard that my boss has left the business and having been in touch with them, after an internal shuffle-around there is a vacancy. The job is in IT support, and I really enjoyed working for the business before - but it just didn't suit my circumstances at the time.
I'm trying to negotiate a formal offer and what the pay would be - looking at a potential 10-15% pay rise over what I'm earning now, though in a completely different climate.
What key things should I be thinking about right now - it's my first "job offer" to speak of and I'm a little confused as to what I should do - it was a little unexpected.
Thinking why it was you enjoyed working for them last time is where I'd start off.
A school/uni job is a very different ball game to a fulltime prospect. If you enjoyed it because of the social life, freedom to have fun whilst in work, or general 'this isn't a long term prospect for me' attitude then going back is unlikely to work out well. It will not be the same.
Likewise if it was the people you worked with that made the job, have they changed? Or is the job in a different department that might be different?
Fundamentally though, is it what you actually want to do? IT support is very different to retail! Why did you enter retail in the first place? Do you actually have an interest in IT? You'll find it more difficult to progress and succeed if you don't.
I returned to a job once and it was a job I'd previously loved. What people say about rose tinted glasses is true, it just wasn't the same second time around.
I'd say forget the past and think about this completely objectively. Had you not worked for this company before is it a job you would fight for given what you do now? And are the prospects for future progression and development in a direction that you think you'll enjoy available at this company?
A school/uni job is a very different ball game to a fulltime prospect. If you enjoyed it because of the social life, freedom to have fun whilst in work, or general 'this isn't a long term prospect for me' attitude then going back is unlikely to work out well. It will not be the same.
Likewise if it was the people you worked with that made the job, have they changed? Or is the job in a different department that might be different?
Fundamentally though, is it what you actually want to do? IT support is very different to retail! Why did you enter retail in the first place? Do you actually have an interest in IT? You'll find it more difficult to progress and succeed if you don't.
I returned to a job once and it was a job I'd previously loved. What people say about rose tinted glasses is true, it just wasn't the same second time around.
I'd say forget the past and think about this completely objectively. Had you not worked for this company before is it a job you would fight for given what you do now? And are the prospects for future progression and development in a direction that you think you'll enjoy available at this company?
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