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If I was going to leave before manager I would have done so as an S2. I’ve got one more busy season until a decent pay and resume bump. Figure I’m too close now to not stay.
I stayed til manager and found It much harder to find a job. Everyone wanted a senior.
I just left about a month after starting as a S3. I knew audit wasn’t what I wanted to do long term. I think staying until manager is a good idea for certain industries, but not all. I lot of the companies I interviewed with preferred people who had industry experience. I got the impression that titles aren’t very important to people in industry. They care more about the experience you have, not your title. Just my experience. Best of luck!
The job interviews I was getting were all jobs a senior could get. The job I do now is something a senior 1 can get. You wont be getting controller interviews as manager 1. They all had the same story, managers dont do work, they need someone to work not manage.
Mostly just complacency, I hate the job interview process especially with a record of misdemeanors. Rather just stay put and tow the line for now.
Kpmg2, but did you end up getting a job you couldn’t have if you were a senior? Kinda of a tough decision imo, especially if I can get 40-50% increase right now.
Thinking about the same question as well. Some say staying though manager gives you better opportunity. but others say there will be less openings for manager than senior. It would be more competitive to interview a manager position.
Less openings wouldn’t necessarily mean more competition. The ratio of openings to qualified applicants would dictate that. Also I think you have to consider that less openings inherently means a more desirable position. Obviously mileage is going to vary but just my thoughts.
If you've waited that long, you might as well stay... Senior 3 and Senior 1 have almost no difference in the marketplace... I'm about to leave as an S1 and there has not been one job or recruiter where I felt I would be better off staying another year or two...and I'm only interviewing for manager level positions in industry (2 very good offers on table, I'm gone by next week for what it's worth)... getting manager on your resume might open some doors, but honestly, if you weren't looking to stay til Str. Mgr. + you've probably wasted two years imo...
I would wait until you achieve the title of Manager. It makes you more attractive and marketable in the marketplace.