As some of you know, I work for a small real estate development firm in California. We focus primarily on multi-family development. I was promoted to a project management role about a year ago, after a year in an analyst position. I came into the firm with no prior experience, and basically busted my a$$ and showed I could handle anything they threw at me. I am paid okay (about $55k per year plus $10-15k in bonuses, car allowance, etc), which sounds good, but in my area, really isn't all that much.
As a way to gauge my market value and kind of as a "who knows" type of thing, I sent my resume into a boutique hotel development firm who was looking for a project manager with 5-10 years of project management experience. I was surprised when they called me for an interview, and just now, after 4 interviews, they called me and said they really want me for the position. Apparently, I beat out over 40 other people. I'm way underqualified, but they said my "intangibles" put me ahead of everyone else.
As I think more about my plan, I know hotel development is not the road I want to go down. My goal is to create special places for people to live, so i want to stay in the residential world.
I know J.O.B.'s are slowlane, although a paycheck is a necessarily thing for me at this point. I won't go into major detail, but please assume I understand that a job is not the way to the fastlane.
That being said, this new firm said they would do anything to get me on board. That includes, although $$ hasn't been talked about yet, a nice compensation package. I assume it will be $20k more than I make now, give or take.
So while I want to stay put, does anybody have any tips how to use this new offer to my advantage? I figure there is some way to mention to tactifully mention this new offer to my current employer...any ideas would be appreciated.
thanks!!! :thankyousign:
As a way to gauge my market value and kind of as a "who knows" type of thing, I sent my resume into a boutique hotel development firm who was looking for a project manager with 5-10 years of project management experience. I was surprised when they called me for an interview, and just now, after 4 interviews, they called me and said they really want me for the position. Apparently, I beat out over 40 other people. I'm way underqualified, but they said my "intangibles" put me ahead of everyone else.
As I think more about my plan, I know hotel development is not the road I want to go down. My goal is to create special places for people to live, so i want to stay in the residential world.
I know J.O.B.'s are slowlane, although a paycheck is a necessarily thing for me at this point. I won't go into major detail, but please assume I understand that a job is not the way to the fastlane.
That being said, this new firm said they would do anything to get me on board. That includes, although $$ hasn't been talked about yet, a nice compensation package. I assume it will be $20k more than I make now, give or take.
So while I want to stay put, does anybody have any tips how to use this new offer to my advantage? I figure there is some way to mention to tactifully mention this new offer to my current employer...any ideas would be appreciated.
thanks!!! :thankyousign:
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