Some benefits of working for a smaller company…

In general, large organisations will tend to have bigger budgets meaning they can offer bigger salaries and more benefits to potential recruits. However, smaller companies are often able to offer a number of other advantages that may balance things out.

First off, there is often greater opportunity at a smaller company to take on more responsibility. In a software scenario, a developer at a smaller company is more likely to be involved in analysis, testing, client liaison work and all kinds of other areas of the business. If this is the case, it is really an opportunity to obtain a broader skillset and give you more of those crucial transferrable skills.

The spin off to this, is that if you are someone who excels given extra responsibility, at a smaller company the big-shots are more likely to notice. Getting rewarded for your extra initiative is another matter altogether, but it can’t hurt that the senior management have visibility to your willingness.

Another consequence is that there is a good chance you will be able to make a difference. This is a size thing – it would be impossible for a large corporate to be able to consider all their employee’s individual ideas.

These are just some of the potential advantages of working for a smaller company. It’s important to remember there will be pros and cons to working for any organisation of any size, and that just because a position doesn't come with a huge salary or a big-brand logo it doesn’t mean that there aren’t any other benefits.