{"id":6013,"date":"2016-09-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/the-workplace-battle-corporate-vs-startup\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T10:32:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T00:32:38","slug":"the-workplace-battle-corporate-vs-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/the-workplace-battle-corporate-vs-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers Hub | The workplace battle; corporate vs. startup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most corporate environments have amazing perks, but so do small companies and startups. If you\u2019re looking to secure a new role, it\u2019s important to give some thought as to the type of culture and company size you\u2019re looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When it comes to the hard facts, Australia is distinct in terms of its high share of small businesses (less than 50 employees) that are start-ups (up to two years old). Australia had the second highest proportion (behind Brazil) of small businesses that are either start-ups or start-ups\/young (up to five years) over the 2001\u201311 period. More than half (54 per cent) of Australian small businesses are aged under five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With that being said, let\u2019s break it down into the pros and cons of small businesses vs the standard corporate environments. Note that these are generally speaking, and don\u2019t apply to every company big or small.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Small Business\/Startups \u2013 Pros<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Opportunity to wear many different hats in the business and get exposure to more opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Opportunity to work alongside senior leaders<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Easier to stand out of the pack (you\u2019re not just a number)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trendy offices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wear more casual attire<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friday drinks (yes, a beer at your desk is acceptable)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Music playing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Career progression<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casual environment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Small Business\/Startups \u2013 Cons<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Less financial security (startups have a very high fail rate)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There will be many awkward transitions and learning curves<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No HR rep\/support if there are internal issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Minimum processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Smaller budgets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Longer hours<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now let\u2019s take a look at the corporate side\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Corporate \u2013 Pros<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Large budgets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Higher salary<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Central offices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Typically 9-5 hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Structured processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Company stability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Experienced leaders<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Corporate \u2013 Cons<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Formal work attire<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Serious work environment (no music, no Friday drinks)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Slower career progression<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have to go through many different levels of management before a decision can be made<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Less autonomy to make decisions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Less exposure to senior leaders<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As a whole, large corporations and small businesses\/start-ups all have great perks, it just depends on your personality and what will better suit your career goals.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most corporate environments have amazing perks, but so do small companies and startups. If you\u2019re looking to secure a new role, it\u2019s important to give some thought as to the type of culture and company size you\u2019re looking for. When it comes to the hard facts, Australia is distinct in terms of its high share&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careers-hub"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9693,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6013\/revisions\/9693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/6953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}