Hi, this may be a bit of a long one so sorry...but any feedback would be great.
I have been out of work for 15 months now, I was made redundant 6m before having a baby and I have been seriously looking for the last couple of months without too much luck.
In my old job as leader of a Customer Service Team in London. I was on 45k which was very decent and comfortable.
An old colleague mentioned me to his new company's HR and they asked me to apply for their Customer Service Team. It's not a leadership role and is 35k, still decent but with child care taking a whopping chunk out of that things would be tight. Still I could do it with my eyes closed (once I learnt the job) and it's entry into the job market with a strong chance of progression at the company.
BUT and here's the kicker....the HR guy was pretty decent and said I was over qualified and whilst they would love to have me apply for the Customer Service job now, in April they should be hiring for a Relationship Manager which he thinks I'd be more suited for and said that I would be guaranteed an interview given my experience. I asked the salary range and it's a whopping 65k, which would make all the difference to my family. This is the kind of role I'd would be aiming to progress into if I took the Customer Service job but I imagine it would be 1yr to 18m down the line.
So what would you do? Bird in the hand and work my way up (hopefully) knowing things would be tight but manageable for a year or so. Or hold for the job I actually want, which, let's face it in the current economic climate, may not even exist come April.
I'm worried that the Manager for the Customer Service job, won't want me as they will (almost rightly) think I'd leave as soon as I can and that may sour my relationship with the company and ruin any chance of a future application. AND I'm worried that if I don't take something now, then who knows what the future may hold and once I'm in the company I can work hard and make an impression.
If you've read this far then thank you! Let me know what you'd do.