I’m wondering if going for a promotion too early in the CS might limit my career options in future.
I’m currently a Grade 7 (previous career in teaching and then did the fast stream - lots of leadership experience and then a year so far as a grade 7). My line manager has been very clear I should be thinking about SCS and I think this is something I would eventually be interested in.
I’m starting to outgrow this current role (I left the FS early to take a permanent role as SEO and then grade 7 in the same directorate).
An ideal job has come up, but it’s at Grade 6. I can absolutely (and would love to) do it and think I could put together a good application. If I were successful, I’m worried that going for a Grade 6 now might limit me in future as my experience might not be broad enough.
I’ve discussed with a mentor more generally; his advice was to follow jobs I enjoy. And this is the problem, I would love to do this job, but would it be hard to get other Grade 6 roles without broader experience at Grade 7?