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Generalist at 100-strong firm or Manager alone in 40-strong firm?

Hannah

I am four years into HR and currently work in an office of 45 with one other HR person (my manager). I want to leave in order to grow and have more autonomy.

I have secured interviews at two places. One is the same size (c.45) but I'd be People Manager and setting up the department. The other is a generalist role with a company of 110 (although just under half work remotely in Europe satellite offices) and there is a small but established department which is well-respected by senior management (so they tell me).

Which would you advise is the best opportunity for me to grow?

It feels scary to start a department myself - no safety net, perhaps a little lonely in the role, not sure of senior management buy-in and could be loads of autonomy or could be more limited.

But does the larger company give me the benefits of being larger, if many employees are remote rather than in the office? And the department is still quite small.

I don't want a much larger company as I don't want to be pigeon-holed - I like the variety. 

I don't really have time to attend both interviews - which would you say is best?

Thanks

Hannah

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  • Hi Hannah

    This is a tough one. My immediate instinctive reaction was that the larger organisation would be the better one to get on your CV. A second very small company, and 45 people is a *very* small company, could cause future recruiters to question how you would adapt to a larger company and you could find your options limited when the time comes for your next move. It also means you can get international experience, which could open doors for you in the future. On the other hand, you could learn a lot by building a function single-handed. Is there no way you could find the time to attend both? It would be the best way to get a feel for the jobs.
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  • Hi Hannah

    This is a tough one. My immediate instinctive reaction was that the larger organisation would be the better one to get on your CV. A second very small company, and 45 people is a *very* small company, could cause future recruiters to question how you would adapt to a larger company and you could find your options limited when the time comes for your next move. It also means you can get international experience, which could open doors for you in the future. On the other hand, you could learn a lot by building a function single-handed. Is there no way you could find the time to attend both? It would be the best way to get a feel for the jobs.
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