After graduation, is it better to go to a large company or a small company for your first job?

There is a workplace joke: If a guy with a monthly salary of 300,000 yuan asks you to work with him, you go ask your parents who earn 3,000 yuan a month for their opinions. Your parents will say that this is deceiving you and is unreliable, so don’t go. Therefore, to answer this question, you need to understand big and small companies, market prices, and career planning in order to give you correct advice. Otherwise, it will just be nonsense, waste your time, and mislead you. Someone just happened to ask me: The starting salary in a large company is 12,000, and in a small company, it is 15,000. How should I choose? Let me answer them together:

First, let’s look at a company where graduates can earn 12,000 or 15,000 yuan?

According to graduates’ monthly salary statistics, not many have a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan in three years. The highest average salary for Tsinghua engineering graduates is 9,998 yuan. Therefore, it is really not easy for fresh graduates to get a starting salary of 12,000 yuan or a monthly salary of 15,000 yuan.

It can only be achieved in these industries: the three industries with the highest monthly salary in the country, IT, high technology, and finance, can achieve it. Then there are highly professional industries such as medical care, petroleum, electricity, and tobacco.

In terms of the nature of enterprises, they include European and American foreign enterprises, central enterprise headquarters, special state-owned enterprises, Internet private enterprises, and high-tech private enterprises. Ordinary companies will not offer such a high monthly salary. This monthly salary, in most companies, should be at the supervisor level for someone who has graduated about five years ago.

What I mean is, don’t simply believe that a small company can promise you a monthly salary of 15,000. Except for the above categories, it is difficult for other general-purpose companies to offer this price, so you should be careful.

Second, if there are two choices, as an experienced HR, it is recommended to give priority to large companies, large central enterprises, European and American foreign companies, and famous private enterprises. Small businesses are a secondary option.

It’s very simple, you have been to the job fair. Large companies are crowded with people in front of them, while small companies have no one in front of them. Although this is a herd mentality, no one is stupid. Who among the 211/985 graduates will go to small companies? There is also a face issue. If you are a 985 and go to a small company, you and your relatives and friends will be embarrassed to tell you. No need to explain.

The advantages of large companies are large platforms, many opportunities, high levels, and high bargaining power when changing jobs. The disadvantage is that the training surface is narrow and the probability of screws is high. In addition, large companies operate according to procedures, which limits innovation.

The advantage of a small company is that it can comprehensively train its comprehensive ability, and one person has to accept training in multiple positions. The room for growth is relatively large and fast. On the other hand, there may be the possibility of fission. For example, if a small company grows into a large company and goes public, you may enjoy huge dividends, including your position and income.

But why should we give priority to large companies? This is because there is reversibility from large companies to small companies, but there is a lack of reversibility from small companies to large companies. For example, if you don't enter a central enterprise as a graduate, you will never be able to enter again in this life. Central enterprises rarely recruit from the public. However, you can change jobs from a central enterprise to a small company.

Third, from my personal experience, it is easy to go from big to small, but very difficult to go from small to big.

I used to work in a giant company. After working for seven or eight years, I was promoted to the middle level of a branch. There were about 200,000 people in this branch, and the annual salary was less than 100,000. There was no way, this industry was like this. However, the things I have experienced are all major events, and I have experienced and been trained in all kinds of complex situations. What scenes have I not seen? Who hasn't seen it? What kind of intrigue haven’t you seen?

Later, I moved to a smaller company with only a few thousand people, and rose to management level. I found that it was too easy to work. Only three successes were enough to cope with the work and deal with complex situations with ease. How big can the things you encounter be? Compared to big companies, these are trivial. The monthly salary has doubled several times, and the work pressure has been reduced by more than half. This is due to long-term training in large companies.

In the workplace, choice is more important than hard work

Jack Ma said: “I just want to create a small company.

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Jack Ma also said:

"These newly graduated students in China should go to small and medium-sized enterprises to get some training.

Not everyone entering a large enterprise is a good thing. . ”

But most people tell us that we must go to a big company. How to choose?

Let’s first talk about the characteristics of large and small companies and the selection criteria. Finally Let me talk about my personal opinion (the most important thing)

After all, the future is unpredictable

If you choose one, you are destined to not be able to experience the other life

How to Do you need to fully understand and prepare before choosing?

Is a large company necessarily better than a small company?

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Let’s first talk about the characteristics of large companies and small companies

Large companies:

The complete company systems and standardized work processes of large companies can make When you first enter the workplace, you develop good working habits and gradually improve your work style and business structure under the influence of advanced corporate culture. Everything from specific details to general directions is systematically presented and executed. For newly graduated students, it is conducive to developing good professional habits and qualities.

1. Perfect organizational structure:

Large companies have a complete company system and a clear organizational structure. Each department has clear responsibilities. College students may not feel this way, but clear responsibilities are very important in a company. At least there will be no confusion about responsibilities and responsibilities. You just need to work hard. You don’t need to worry about other departmental structures.

2. Complete welfare system

The company has a very complete welfare system, from food, drink, housing and transportation to learning to recharge, food management and solutions. The issue of accommodation is very important for students who have just graduated and come to a strange city. Large companies have a large employee base, so the marginal cost of training is reduced. The company invites experts for training every weekend, so there is no need to explore by yourself. Improve yourself!

3. The starting point of the platform is higher

A big company is also a big platform. It naturally has a wider range of people, things and things than a small company, which can expand your horizons. Vision, follow the standards of professionals, and work steadily and step by step. This kind of work style can affect everyone, especially newcomers who have just started working and have no professional outlook. Correspondingly, the working style of people who do things will be different.

4. Develop good working habits

Daily skills such as EXCEL tables and PPT, including the use of calendars, project promotion skills, etc. It may seem like a small tool, but it can help newcomers develop good working habits and improve their own and other people's work efficiency. The training of these work skills is very unsystematic in small companies.

After leaving a big company and changing jobs, it can be said with certainty that the blessing effect of the halo of a big company is the same as the blessing effect of having a lot of money when a man is looking for a partner, and the blessing effect of a good person. Only by being together can we become better.

Small companies:

1. Large room for promotion

Small companies often have no career ceiling. Employees grow with the development of the company, and the personnel hierarchy is relatively small. Rarely, the direct leader is often the immediate boss. Adhering to the concept that those who are capable work more, and those who work more will get more rewards. In small companies, as long as you have the ability, you can be a leader.

2. More comprehensive capabilities

Since small companies do not have complete human resources systems and company structures, many times everyone wears multiple hats, and you need to take care of more work, so you You need to have more skills, if you can do it, you can do it. Therefore, there are many opportunities for challenges, and you can be exposed to various aspects of work content. Most people practice it personally, and you can learn a lot of very practical things up close.

3. The team is closer

There are only so many people in a small company, and you can quickly recognize them all. This makes it easier to start work, and the relationship between colleagues is greater than The company is closer. In a small company, the boss will invite you to his office for tea when he has time to talk about your ideals. If you have good suggestions for the company's development, share them and maybe the boss will adopt them. You can communicate with those chairman and founders who you usually think are out of reach. Most of them are willing to listen to you and help you. This is also a way of growth.

How do you decide whether to go to a big company or a small company?

1. Start from the goal and work backwards to achieve it

Ten years from now, what city will you be in and what kind of person will you be? If you can imagine this picture, then you know what kind of life you should be living now and what kind of preparations you should make.

Determine how the current choices should be made to effectively reach the next stage, and clearly understand what should be gained from the current choices.

2. Think from your own career plan

If you plan to develop in an industry/company for a long time and have no plans to change jobs in three to five years, then it is recommended that you take your first job Go to a big company, stable and sustainable. If you plan to expand your wings in the short term, make up for your shortcomings, understand all aspects of the company's organizational processes and structure, and plan to use this as a springboard, it is recommended that your first job be in a small and medium-sized company with potential and challenges. sex. No matter how you choose, the starting point of your choice is yourself.

3. Select company projects and development

Salary is another matter. When choosing a company, you should go through multiple channels to understand whether the company’s business is a rising industry and whether the company is a sunrise industry. What is its position in the industry and whether it is possible to survive in the future competition in the industry. After all, when we choose a company, we are also choosing our future.

The road must become wider and wider, not narrower. The job you choose will definitely train you into a comprehensive workplace expert in the future. If you find your career path narrowing, be wary.

4. Check whether the company’s dividends meet the needs of the current stage.

Company dividends are not only benefits such as stocks and options, but also include platform space, growth speed, stability and comfort, etc.

5. Look at the projects you handle

6. Look at your boss

The company can make mistakes, the project can make mistakes, but the boss must never make mistakes , if you follow the right boss, you will meet the noble person in your life

Tell me my suggestions

Regular big companies:

There is a high probability of realizing it in your early 30s middle class, and then face a midlife crisis. The so-called mid-life crisis is whether to continue working in a regular large company or to join/establish an entrepreneurial team and give it a try. There is a high probability that this same problem will come up every few years until you retire or choose a startup team.

There is a small chance of promotion all the way to the top.

Entrepreneurial team:

There is a high probability that it will go bankrupt and find another job within 3-5 years. The choice faced is whether to remain a formal large company or an entrepreneurial team.

There is a small probability that you will achieve financial freedom as a core member of the entrepreneurial team within 3-5 years.

Choose between a large formal company or a creative team. The former trades certainty for average values, while the latter uses uncertainty to pursue high deviation values.

However, practice has proven that more than 99% of fund managers run However, the benchmark index, that is to say, the probability of success by choosing uncertainty and achieving a high deviation value does not exceed 1.

The first job is basically a springboard for the second job. You should try to find well-known people. It doesn't matter if you work in a big company with correct outlook on life and get a meager salary; even if you can't find a big company and are chosen by an inexplicable small company, you have to judge whether this is a normal company.

It is definitely not normal to use false names such as "project director" and "reserve cadre" to scare people. The criterion for judgment depends on money. If a small company gives you more money, it means that it has the greatest attention and trust in you. Everything else is nonsense.

As for your first job after graduation, if you have options, of course it will be in a big company, so don’t hesitate at all; and don’t be too Buddhist and say, “You can get into a big company.” If the company can get in, forget about it.” Because the benefits of joining a big company are very obvious, and joining a big company requires hard work. If you are a Buddhist, you will easily become cannon fodder on the road to competition.

For example, a red circle law firm recently recruited from a well-known domestic political and law school. It received 120 resumes in one morning. After HR screening, 15 people were invited for interviews, and those who finally made it to the partner interview were 5 people. Therefore, I hope that after reading my analysis below, if you want to join a big company and have the conditions to work hard, you must use your willpower to work hard (even if you feel that you may not succeed, try your best to work hard. This At least there will be a lot of gains in the process).

First of all, let’s talk about the advantages of large companies.

Although you may already know this, I still want to nibble on it to increase your inner motivation. Because if a company can grow and gain a certain reputation, it will naturally have its unique advantages. This company either has good products, already occupies a considerable market share, has hard channels, or is favored by capital. And these all mean resources.

Working in such a company will bring relative advantages such as "job stability, good benefits..." and so on. In addition to the conventional, immediate benefits, there are also some important "positive" factors from the perspective of future development.

1. The label of a big company will always bring you dividends

Coming out of a big company is like graduating from a prestigious school. It will endorse you and make everyone feel: your quality It will never be too low, your professionalism will never be bad, and your connections will never be without. Even if someone hears that you are from a certain XX company, then you must be very capable, knowledgeable, etc. For example, a friend of mine works in the hotel industry, and she said——

This set of evaluations is equivalent to putting a label on you, which will make it easier for you to achieve a high salary after leaving a big company. Job-hopping, and you can continue to make profits for N years. For example, we often see the former Tencent product manager, former Baidu operations director, former NetEase XXX, etc., who repeatedly "use" this label.

2. Large companies make it easier for you to experience a sense of accomplishment and a big occasion

If you are making an APP in a small company, and everyone works hard to get 100,000 users in the first year , there were 1 million users in the second year (already very impressive). However, if you are building a new APP product in a BAT company, you may have tens or hundreds of millions of users in the first year.

If you do a brand promotion event, small companies will most likely think about how to create buzz, but large companies are more likely to create buzz. Of course, when it comes to asking big celebrities to endorse things, small companies may only be envious and jealous. It's my share.

So, companies are not on the same scale, and operations are not on the same scale. Of course, these experiences will also bring you experience accumulation and help you expand your network.

3. It is easier for big companies to improve your appearance, regardless of gender.

This benefit is not emphasized by the big companies themselves, but was discovered by sister Haoyou secretly: big companies really have many handsome men and beautiful women, and the key is good temperament. It's normal if you think about it carefully. Large companies usually have a good office environment and a lot of activities, and everyone has to dress up and carry things. What they wear and use every day, whether they want to lose weight, beauty and fitness, will all be affected by the people around them. For example, some people in investment banks are keen on fitness. If you stay in such a place for a long time, you will naturally be strict about your body.

Therefore, regardless of whether the career rises or not, after working in a large company for a few years, the temperament will usually be better.

Secondly, don’t lie down and enjoy it when you enter a large company. Opportunities and risks coexist.

Having said so many advantages of large companies, the next step is to sound the alarm! ! ! The biggest risk of joining a large company is that it is difficult for you to realize: the platform is the platform, you are you, and you are not equal to the platform. Liu Nan, CEO of Miya, once described such a scene in "Qi Pa Shuo" -

It is easier for large companies to turn people into bricks. A brick placed next to a flower bed can make people sit and rest, but placed on the Great Wall it can go down in history. The difference is that the Great Wall is very powerful, not that this brick is very powerful. To realize this, you need to be sober enough.

Whether it is a large state-owned enterprise or an impressive Fortune 500 company, no matter how professional the product is and how advanced the management is, it can have such high profit points and market share. Under normal circumstances, large platforms often It is imperfect market competition, such as the price advantage brought by brand, the technical advantage brought by patent protection, the channel advantage brought by long-term operation, etc.

These advantages usually give their employees a layer of protection and are the source of a sense of security and stability, but! No one can guarantee that they will continue to have such advantages, or that they will not lay off employees due to policies, technology, operations, etc.

During layoffs, if you say "I know nothing but XXXX", then this is when the hidden crisis explodes - just because the platform is good does not mean that you can lie on it and enjoy it. "Stable" is actually the most unstable source of risk.

In addition to the above analysis, if you stay in a large company for a long time, there are other risks, that is - changing jobs to a small and medium-sized enterprise, even if you are a senior executive, you may be seriously acclimatized. It is also easy to understand. The reasons why large companies are not accustomed to the changing environment after staying there for a long time are as follows:

1. Large companies have a lot of help from Party B, while small companies often do many things by themselves.

2. The pantries, refreshments and leisure entertainment provided by large companies are of high quality. This is not about money and seems useless, but it will take at least a while to adapt to an environment where the quality is low or even non-existent. .

3. Large enterprises often have special procedures and rules for everything. The first, second and third steps are very clear about what to do first and what to do next. However, small and medium-sized enterprises may go directly to the third step.

The above three points are actually due to differences in culture and methods. We cannot say who is low and who is better. However, if people stay in large companies for a long time, their tolerance and adaptability may be reduced.

Third, if you can’t get into a big company, are you doomed to “lose at the starting line”?

The above mentioned things seem to be aimed at those who can enter large companies. However, not everyone can enter large companies. We still have to fully anticipate this reality to avoid "failure" in the end. waist". Moreover, if you get an offer from a big company or a startup company, do you have to choose the big company? You also need to take a detailed look at various factors such as the salary standard of the offer, job content, industry field, corporate culture, and even whether the boss is personally compatible with you.

So, if you can’t get into a big company, are you doomed to “lose at the starting line”? Of course not. Small companies and start-up companies also have their own advantages. For example, holding multiple positions allows you to quickly master the operation of the entire company; there is a larger space for innovation, especially for people who are more independent-minded; it is easy to face-to-face with the boss of the company. , maybe small companies are also hidden dragons and crouching tigers~ Moreover, the cost of changing jobs in small companies may be smaller, and it is very possible that they don’t have to worry too much about changing jobs.

So, although there is a high probability, if you ask from an open perspective: Is it better to have a big company or a small company for your first job, my answer is big company; but when it comes to individuals and specific offers, the comparison , it still requires detailed analysis of specific issues.

Is this nonsense? If you think this is nonsense, I'm afraid you'll be at a disadvantage. Why don't you think about what I said that you agree with and what you disagree with? The purpose is not to argue with me, but to find out why you agree with me and why you disagree with me. The most reliable sentence for career choice.

Finally, management guru Drucker once said: "Knowledge workers must become their own CEOs." In fact, I think everyone in the workplace should be their own first executive. Whether you work for a large company or a small business, you can continue to manage your competitiveness! No matter what choice you make in the end, I will support you and bless you!

If you pay attention to benefits and benefits, go to a big company. If you just want to quickly improve your personal abilities, a small company is good.

Of course, the most important thing when looking at a company is to understand the overall working atmosphere of the company!

This is like asking, do you choose to be a small fish in a big pond? Or should you choose to be a big fish in a small pond?

Everyone’s choice may be different and should be judged based on personal characteristics and pursuits.

If you have a peaceful personality and pursue stability, you should choose a large company; if you are full of passion and pursue creativity, you should choose a small company.

First, a misunderstanding in choosing a company

Many people believe that only in large companies can they give full play to their talents. They feel that large companies have the material and spiritual conditions to realize the value of life. , while small companies only have dozens or hundreds of people and do not have strong funds, let alone development prospects. Based on this idea, many people only focus on big companies and do not consider small companies at all, let alone choose private companies. enterprise.

Second, large companies have large platforms, but competition is fierce

Indeed, large companies have large platforms, and there is a vast space for you to use your talents. However, there are a lot of talents in large companies and the competition is very fierce, while small companies in general are hungry for talents.

In recent years, in many large companies, the starting threshold for recruitment is a master's degree or a doctorate. Many college students who enter large companies are often overqualified and do the most basic work.

Small companies are not more attractive and cannot recruit masters or doctors. Generally, undergraduates can make the most of their small talents and get more opportunities for experience.

Third, large companies have mature systems and it is difficult to get ahead

In the same way, in large companies, the systems and processes are mature and solidified. After many people join the company, they need to follow the company's various policies. This process of doing things is like a screw, with its own fixed position, giving individuals little room for autonomy and opportunities to express themselves.

You may be very capable, but in a large company you can only work step by step. In a small company, the system and process are relatively less mature, but there is more room for operation. In such a company, if you have more opportunities for experience, you will have a more pioneering spirit, and your growth and progress will be faster.

In fact, both can be successful, whether in a large company or a small company. As long as you have real talent, study, and be down-to-earth, you can achieve a great career. Only the one that suits you is the best.

Good evening everyone: I am Xiao Linglong looking for originality, and I will answer this question:

My first job was in a large company, and I also worked in small companies. Let’s come Let’s talk about the impact of large and small companies on us.

Advantages of choosing a large company:

1. The workflow is streamlined, the division of labor is clear, and there is a good system to allow you to work step by step

2. The environment is comfortable and the enterprise The management and performance appraisal are relatively clear

3. The development prospects and promotion process are relatively responsible, and the assessment methods that need to be passed are diversified

1. The work will not be single, and the things to be done may be It means one person has multiple positions, which trains people more

2. Work reports are faster, without cumbersome processes, and the mobility is relatively strong

3. The off-duty link between teams is relatively large There are a little more links to the company. In a small company, there is a lot of noise at work and a lot of food after get off work.

In fact, whether it is a large company or a small company, it is a two-way choice. When you choose the company, the company also chooses you.

It doesn’t matter where you do it, but where you can improve yourself quickly and effectively is more important. What do you think?

One candle can light a thousand candles without affecting its life. Happiness will not be diminished by sharing. ——Tal Ben-Shahar The Way to Happiness I am willing to be this candle. Are you willing to come close to me, warm you, and illuminate you?

Definitely choose to join a small company.

Why?

Because when you start to enter the rectum, salary is not important, treatment is not important, what is important is to experience yourself, practice more, learn more, and work hard in the workplace as much as possible, so as to prepare for the future. Lay the foundation for starting a business.

In a large company, there are many people and a fine division of labor. Once you get in, you are like a screw, and you can put it wherever you want. Even if you stay in the company for three to five years, you may still be unfamiliar with the work of other departments. Nothing.

In a small company, there are fewer people and the division of labor will not be very detailed, so you will have the opportunity to work in several different positions, so that the experience you accumulate will be richer and more comprehensive.

Everyone will face similar choices sooner or later.

I have the following four suggestions:

01. First ask, "Do you have any options?" If you don't have any options, go to whichever company wants you. .

02. The key to choice is matching with ability. You can achieve the goal with a little effort, there is no need to force it. When I was working as a headhunting consultant, someone packaged his girlfriend into BAT and was fired within a week. It's really too bad.

03. Small companies are as good as small companies, and large companies are as good as large companies.

Small companies have a human touch and can make you a generalist, but the salary is relatively low and the room for growth is limited.

Large companies focus on processes, the training is relatively comprehensive, and salary increases are regular, but it is easy to become a screw. If you leave this platform, you may become useless.

04. Share a story of mine, hoping to inspire everyone. In 1997, the small company I joined had 5 people including the boss. In 2011, the consulting company I joined had 1,000 consultants. My personal point of view is: it is best to choose a company that suits you at different stages.

Finally, if we can grow the company from small to large, it will probably be more fulfilling.

Please watch the video for details.

Personal suggestion: Go to a big company.

First, it is easiest for fresh graduates to enter large companies, especially those from good schools. When we enter a large company, we always hear that we can only be a screw, there are too many talents, and there is no time to shine. Recruiters must pay attention when faced with this kind of rhetoric. Because small companies want to recruit excellent talents, they may not be able to compare with large companies in terms of benefits and benefits. This can only be said from the perspective of personal development. It doesn't matter. After all, it is all about attracting excellent talents. But as candidates, we should be aware that large companies have many talents and may do relatively narrow things. The culture and atmosphere of the company, as well as the circles we will come into contact with in the future, are all very different. What's more, even if we leave in the future, our experience in a large company will give us a lot of points.

Second, small companies are aggressive but unstable. Since you choose it, you have to accept the uncertainty it brings to you. I have a friend who graduated last year and got an offer from a very good small company. But he was very hesitant. Several people helped him analyze it, and finally he chose a big company. Some of his classmates are faced with the dilemma of finding jobs again.

But if you are looking for a job now, you will be recruited through social recruitment. The requirements for social recruitment are high, and the salary is not necessarily high. If you are not particularly capable and are strong enough to work alone, it is still recommended to go to a big company.

Develop good work habits and get to know better people. When you are in a particularly good team, even if you are the last one, you can kill a lot of people instantly!

Trust me! If you haven’t gone to a big one, you must go to a big one! ! ! ! ! ! Others have already said a lot about the advantages of going to a big company, so I will add two points to you. First, no amount of money can buy the training that big companies invest in the fresh graduates they recruit, and this kind of connections... is right You will be of great help; secondly, only their promotion in the future will be smoother. Social recruiters have almost no chance of entering the middle and senior levels unless they leave you!