Hi All, I have 8 years of experience in Human Resources and am presently working as an HR Manager, managing around 200 employees. I have recently received an offer as Deputy Manager - HR in an organization with approximately 1500 employees. I am unsure whether this shift in designation from HR Manager to Deputy Manager - HR will add value to my profile or if it constitutes a simple demotion. Additionally, please note that the change in CTC is also not more than 5%.
Advice Needed on Job Offer Decision
Kindly advise me on whether I should accept this offer as Deputy Manager - HR.
From India, Hyderabad
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Advice Needed on Job Offer Decision
Kindly advise me on whether I should accept this offer as Deputy Manager - HR.
From India, Hyderabad
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Dear Ajit, The answer lies in your post itself. The demotion will come with an increase in CTC by 5%. Anyway, the pros and cons of joining a new company would be as below:
a) If you join, the new CTC will be more by 5%, which is stated earlier.
b) On the negative side, the company is too big. They will have a lot of HR professionals, and the HR department will have a lot of sections. You would be allotted one of the sections. As of now, you are handling a full-fledged HR department. Therefore, please take into account the diminutiveness of your future role.
c) If you join the new company, you will have to strive to regain your present designation, i.e., HR Manager. Therefore, the post of DGM (HR) or AGM (HR) will elude you further.
d) If you join a new company, you would be reporting to GM (HR). Worse still, you might have to report to the HR Manager in the near or distant future. Will you be able to mentally reconcile with this reporting authority?
e) Suppose you report to AGM (HR) or DGM (HR) in the new company, there is every possibility of you getting the feeling that "I know better than ____." Once this bug starts biting you, it could affect your motivation level. Please note, I am enumerating just some of the possibilities.
f) Your total experience is eight years. But how many years have you completed after becoming HR Manager? When you complete 4-5 years, yours would be a fit case to become GM (HR). Please note, the designation means a lot in the Indian job market.
Hope the above analysis is sufficient.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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8097a) If you join, the new CTC will be more by 5%, which is stated earlier.
b) On the negative side, the company is too big. They will have a lot of HR professionals, and the HR department will have a lot of sections. You would be allotted one of the sections. As of now, you are handling a full-fledged HR department. Therefore, please take into account the diminutiveness of your future role.
c) If you join the new company, you will have to strive to regain your present designation, i.e., HR Manager. Therefore, the post of DGM (HR) or AGM (HR) will elude you further.
d) If you join a new company, you would be reporting to GM (HR). Worse still, you might have to report to the HR Manager in the near or distant future. Will you be able to mentally reconcile with this reporting authority?
e) Suppose you report to AGM (HR) or DGM (HR) in the new company, there is every possibility of you getting the feeling that "I know better than ____." Once this bug starts biting you, it could affect your motivation level. Please note, I am enumerating just some of the possibilities.
f) Your total experience is eight years. But how many years have you completed after becoming HR Manager? When you complete 4-5 years, yours would be a fit case to become GM (HR). Please note, the designation means a lot in the Indian job market.
Hope the above analysis is sufficient.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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