Headhunted... advice/opinions?!

MissMoriarty

So, I have been handpicked by a company via LinkedIn for a job.

I love my current job and the people, to the point of thoroughly enjoying being at work.

The job offer is proposing 10k on top of my current wage plus lucrative bonuses and benefits etc. They seem nice people too.

But is money everything?

Anybody have any good/bad experiences of this kind of thing - it's new to me. Do I take the risk? I'm going out of my mind.

:mad:

DCFC79

What do you or would you value more ?

The money or where you currently are ?

MissMoriarty

Both!

I love the company, just feel underpaid. Looking at job adverts, it would seem my new wage would be more realistic to the 'industry'.

I do feel that the new job may have further future opportunities.
So...I guess I may have to take the risk.

Scary stuff.

cazziebo

There are two kinds of headhunting.

First is when you want to poach a candidate. You know them, perhaps only by reputation, and want to entice them to come and work for you. This is usually direct i.e. to a work phone number or home if the headhunter can get it. Usually very discreet.

The other kind of headhunting is where you are looking for a skill set and that's when you would go to LinkedIn or similar. You search on sector, experience etc and come up with a pool of candidates. There will still be a selection process to go through.

In either case, there is no harm in pursuing the process to see what comes out of it - you don't really have the dilemma until you have the offer. You might find something you really like about the new job, or discover it will take a lot for you to leave your current one.

Congrats on being approached - you've obviously sparked an interest!

melloecastro

I would agree with the last comments. It all depends on how much of a risk you can afford and if you have mortgage etc. This happened to me in the past and I took the risk. Now I have a mortgage would be a little more cautious but would deffo check out the opportunity still.

MissMoriarty

Thanks for the comments!

I don't currently have a mortgage.

There are jobs around in my line of work so wouldn't be impossible to get another job if I didn't like it, I guess!

It just so happens that my qualifications are of significant benefit to the position I will be offered (kind of unique).

Hmm, so I think I will definitely check out the new company. I will be sure to get an offer in writing before handing in notice etc...if it gets that far.

I think I just like the comfort of my current job more than anything!

PlutoinCapricorn

How do the commute times and methods of travelling compare? What facilities e.g. cafes and shops are available in both areas? What about working conditions e.g. can the windows open and is it all open plan?

There is no harm in researching the new company.

InsideInsurance

Personally I would drop the term headhunted, it always makes me cringe, especially its when its one of my relatives trying to tell me how the family is finally going places as their granddaughters been headhunted for a £20k call centre sales job.


Have you actually had a job offer or an offer of an interview for a job?

I get phone calls from companies/ agencies fairly frequently from them finding my details on LinkedIn or CV databases. My last three jobs have all come from these sorts of approaches but they were just agents looking for candidates to put forward and I had to go through the interview process etc and obv got the job - not been truely headhunted where you just get a job offer without any interview etc

Money is certainly not everything by any stretch of the imagination but only you can decide how much difference an extra ~£500 a month will make to your life? If you love your job or the company? What are you willing to lose for the money?

I've done the sacrificing a job I enjoyed for work that I knew would be more boring, less secure and risk having poor working relationships in exchange for more money. In my case it was massively more money because of the risk factor.

My intent was to do it for X years and then go back to a more normal job.... I am not at X years yet but I do wonder how you give up 50% of your income when you're fit and healthy to continue doing what you are.

getmore4less

£10k on what?
on top of <32k £560pm
on top of £42k+ £480pm

If the current place under pays start negotiations for a better package, no mention of the potential jobs yet but you need to get feel for a counter offer you would be prepared to accept.

If the new place is expanding then what are the poaching opportunities to get more to move over.

MissMoriarty

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Personally I would drop the term headhunted, it always makes me cringe, especially its when its one of my relatives trying to tell me how the family is finally going places as their granddaughters been headhunted for a £20k call centre sales job.


Have you actually had a job offer or an offer of an interview for a job?

I get phone calls from companies/ agencies fairly frequently from them finding my details on LinkedIn or CV databases. My last three jobs have all come from these sorts of approaches but they were just agents looking for candidates to put forward and I had to go through the interview process etc and obv got the job - not been truely headhunted where you just get a job offer without any interview etc

Money is certainly not everything by any stretch of the imagination but only you can decide how much difference an extra ~£500 a month will make to your life? If you love your job or the company? What are you willing to lose for the money?

I've done the sacrificing a job I enjoyed for work that I knew would be more boring, less secure and risk having poor working relationships in exchange for more money. In my case it was massively more money because of the risk factor.

My intent was to do it for X years and then go back to a more normal job.... I am not at X years yet but I do wonder how you give up 50% of your income when you're fit and healthy to continue doing what you are.

I'm not sure the term I used is relevant, I wouldn't brag about 'being headhunted'. It's not me.

After an informal meeting with the guy - where I took work examples - I have been given a position. They have given me a period of time to decide as I made it clear I loved where I currently worked - they have thrown in some extras etc to 'tempt me away' from the current company I work for.

£500 a month will be a nice addition to my salary but I'm just nervous about shifting - I have only ever worked for a couple of companies and I think a bit of me doesn't like to feel out of my comfort zone. That said, the job is pretty much the same.

I don't think I have anything to lose, other than my lovely team.

Decisions, decisions!

MissMoriarty

getmore4less wrote: »

£10k on what?
on top of <32k £560pm
on top of £42k+ £480pm

If the current place under pays start negotiations for a better package, no mention of the potential jobs yet but you need to get feel for a counter offer you would be prepared to accept.

If the new place is expanding then what are the poaching opportunities to get more to move over.

£10k on <32k. Not sure how bonuses would work in regards to tax - Next tax bracket etc - I do have to ask more questions on that as I'm not entirely clued up on it.

My current company wouldn't make a counter offer anywhere near the one I have been offered. We don't have bonuses and they wouldn't dream of giving me a car allowance lol!

The new company are in a very good position - specialist area, no immediate competition - and are expanding. Wage increases are regular too.

I think I'm talking myself into this job :rotfl: