Good or bad time to jump ship and start a new job

[stevieb]

I am now getting to the crunch point to leave my current employer!

I have a reasonable offer in hand etc but with the current economic outlook it is a good idea to change or best to stay put!

I have been with my current employer for 3 years. And offers a bit more security than nothing, but moving company offers me better working conditions and overall support.

Overall i want to move companies but am thinking of job security if that exists

[ukvoyager.info]

What market is it?
How long have they been going?
What is there balance sheet like?

You could always do a credit check.

[JustinP1]

You have just as much chance working out the odds as you have tossing a coin I am afraid.

Indeed a 'well managed' company which does well financially and survives often does so by redundancies etc.

Go with the best offer for you.

[stevieb]

The new company is a company called Hyder, They are well positioned and have a varied project workload. The project i am being drafted in to support part time extendes through to july 2010. I will be working 2 days a week on business development in the uk and ireland.

Balance sheet and sales pipeline look good.

The company i am leaving is in the top 20 Times list of biggist companies to work for but, for the last 6 motnhs they have been plagued with problems of inter company competition.

[V8mate]

Hyder are a very dynamic company with a good ethos. Have done business with them and they have some very smart people onboard.

It's always a good time to grab a good opportunity - they seem to look after their people and are good at celebrating success

[stevieb]

V8mate said:

Hyder are a very dynamic company with a good ethos. Have done business with them and they have some very smart people onboard.

It's always a good time to grab a good opportunity - they seem to look after their people and are good at celebrating success

Many Thanks, may be i should bite there hands off as they have been trying to get me onboard for 2 years... Trying to temp me away from my current employer!

[ukvoyager.info]

Hyder is as good as any... Atkins, Halcrow, Jacobs, MottMcdonald, Amey are all strong in the market I am in.