Big shops v. Small shops? Currently working in insurance consulting. My current employer (Think Willis / Aon / MMC) won’t give decent salary increases until the 3 year of service mark. Currently looking at a small shop in NY with a +28% salary increase and position 2 levels higher than my current. Would the effect of leaving a big consultancy hurt my resume?

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I’ve never even heard of those “big” shops so I’d take the offer

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If you haven't heard of any of those, your opinion on this isn't worth anything

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Nah, not as long as you have it on your resume already.

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How long have you been at the big shop? Is your 3 year mark 2 years away, or 6 months away? What would the pay hike be at the big firm?

Btw, are you sure about the 2 level bump? Beware that titles across firms are often not comparable.

Leaving a big firm for a pay bump at a smaller firm isn't bad, but future pay increases will be smaller, and you may have to jump back to a bigger firm to have a better shot at good exits. The good news is you can kind of optimize. Jump for 28% now. In 2 years, jump back to a big firm for another 30%. Then you have higher pay, higher title and more big firm exits.

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I found this very helpful thank you for your insight.

I am only about a year into the big shop so the 3-year mark is 2 years away. The largest increase I can get after one year would be 7%, likely the same for year 2 as well.

I will take your advice

How’s it going ?

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