{"id":16804,"date":"2026-06-02T23:59:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asr.com.au\/?p=16804"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:59:40","slug":"your-career-futureproofing-why-company-size-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asr.com.au\/your-career-futureproofing-why-company-size-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Career Futureproofing – Why Company Size Matters\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your Career Futureproofing – Why Company Size Matters<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

I started my career in recruitment in\u00a02001\u00a0– for context, that was the same year Apple released the iPod!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the last 25 years\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0worked through a wide range of\u00a0economic\u00a0conditions and\u00a0had\u00a0firsthand\u00a0experience\u00a0working\u00a0in\u00a0very different\u00a0business environments, from global organisations to starts up with\u00a0fewer\u00a0than a handful of employees.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a recruiter, I\u00a0always encourage professionals\u00a0to\u00a0experience\u00a0working\u00a0for a variety of\u00a0different sized companies. This is one of the most effective ways\u00a0to futureproof your career.\u00a0<\/span>Having experience in both large, publicly listed businesses and smaller, employee-owned organisations\u00a0creates\u00a0a much stronger and more adaptable professional profile.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Working\u00a0inside a large, publicly listed company\u00a0with potentially\u00a0tens of thousands of employees\u00a0and\u00a0possibly international\u00a0operations\u00a0teaches you things you simply\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0learn\u00a0in a small company. How to navigate complex policies\u00a0and procedures\u00a0and cross-functional teams.\u00a0How to influence without authority.\u00a0How to get things done when the path forward requires alignment from people\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0never met.\u00a0\u00a0Your manager\u00a0would\u00a0be in another time zone, and you may never meet the CEO.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In\u00a0contrast,\u00a0working\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0company of fewer than 20 people\u00a0offers a completely different type of growth. There is\u00a0often far greater\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to influence and even\u00a0drive the strategic direction of the company. You\u00a0take\u00a0ownership beyond\u00a0your job title, decisions get made quickly, and your contribution is\u00a0immediately\u00a0visible.\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0be stretched in ways that accelerate your growth faster than almost any structured development program could.\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0also learn what it means to really care about the outcome,\u00a0because in a small business, everyone does.\u00a0The owner of the company is\u00a0likely working\u00a0under the same roof.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As your career progresses, it becomes increasingly important to give yourself choices for the future. During tougher economic conditions, large organisations often implement redundancy programs – something we\u2019ve seen recently across major technology companies. In these environments, the person making decisions about your future may never have even met you.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, when I meet with clients recruiting for senior leadership roles, they often want candidates who have already succeeded in a similar business environment. It can be difficult to\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0your ability to add value in a smaller organisation if your entire career has been spent in large corporates. The reverse is equally true.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The bottom line\u00a0is simple.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Give yourself options for the future.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t\u00a0spend your entire early career in just one type of environment. Large businesses and small businesses each teach you valuable but\u00a0very different\u00a0lessons. The professionals who can bring both experiences to the table are often in higher demand, more commercially valuable, and have far more choice in shaping their future career.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Find out more by visiting our\u00a0Clients<\/a>\u00a0page!<\/p>\n

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