Show me the money.....Good or Bad for your career?
Wednesday 16 September 2009 8:39 PM
I recently interviewed a senior design engineer for a role as a Strategic Design Manager within a SolidWorks design company. While discussing the key drivers for this individuals career I realised that salary was merely an after thought in terms of what criteria the next role needed to meet.
Many of us designers want to work on the exciting and challenging projects that will shape the world of tomorrow, and I'm pleased to say that from what we have seen, many of us will not turn down the ideal job simply because the salary did not exceed expectations. Although money is key for our survival, and we often use it as a measure or confirmation of our worth in our jobs and society, I believe that the most successful individuals focus on jobs that challenge them and develop their passion as a priority over the salary.
Solid Contracts has supported creative product design consultancy businesses through to mechanical engineering design projects for large multi billion pound organisations. Recently however we helped a new start-up product design business (using SolidWorks) to find some motivated designers that would work for very little pay but gain some great design experience to start them off on their career. During this search process we encountered some very inspiring individuals who were clearly focused on building a strong career they were passionate about rather than simply making money in the short term.
The purpose of this news item is to share the idea that individuals earning large salaries with exciting design jobs, has in our opinion, come from the individuals desire to have something more than financial wealth. It appears that if we focus on finding jobs in areas that we like and projects that excite us, then the great financial rewards we often seek will undoubtedly follow.
Show me the money! of course, why not? But show me the career, new challenges and personal development opportunities first.
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