At Deep Dive Hire, we understand that your career is more than just a job—it’s about following your passion and achieving your ambitions. We are dedicated to finding the right role that aligns with your skills, goals, and values. Our personalised approach ensures that we grasp what motivates you, enabling us to connect you with opportunities where you can excel and find fulfilment.
Whether you are seeking permanent roles, contract assignments, or executive positions, Deep Dive Hire provides expert guidance at every step of your career path. Our dedicated team is focused on identifying opportunities that align with your professional goals and aspirations. We are committed to facilitating a seamless transition into roles that will propel your career forward and help you achieve your long-term objectives.
With our years of experience and success in placing skilled candidates in a variety of positions, we have come to understand the many possible paths you can take with a career in IT.
We have seen and helped a variety of candidates with the direction of their career. Each new role can be a step forward, whether up the ladder or to an entirely different ladder altogether. If you are in need of advice we can assist with tailoring your CV to showcase your talents and abilities for the direction you want to move toward.
When you are thinking of progressing with your career it can be difficult to know where to go. Permanent and contract roles offer different benefits, and both can further your progression. Regardless of the timeframe, you can acquire new skills and experience, enhancing your CV while opening up new options for future career moves.
We can offer advice and guidance for moving into your perfect job role. For many people, their next role is not just a job, it’s another stepping stone on their career path. Which is why we take the time to talk through your options with you and look at all the possibilities. With the rapidly changing face of IT, it is important to keep up with the latest developments, and this may involve taking on new roles that involve different frameworks and technology.
Make the decision – It is important that you have reached an absolute decision on your career move before you hand in your notice. If you still have any serious doubts, go back to your new company and ask more questions.
Terms of leaving – Look at your current contract to check your notice period and familiarise yourself with any special conditions. If you are joining a competitor, your existing employer may ask you not to attend the office during your notice period. In this case, they remain duty-bound to pay your salary and full benefits until your official termination date. If you choose to ask to be released early however and they agree, they will only pay you to the agreed leaving date.
Write a letter – Hand in a letter of resignation. Ensure it is properly dated and keep it very concise. Make sure your letter is polite and does not go into reasons why you are moving. Remember you still want a good reference and you never know – you may one day decide to go back so it is important to leave on good terms.
Be prepared for the ‘counter offer’ – Most employers find it easier to offer more to keep staff than to have to look for a new employee and it is highly likely that you will be offered more to stay. Suddenly, all sorts of doors may look open for you to stay where you are: more money, promotions and wonderful promises for the future.
Being made an attractive counter offer is instantly good for your ego, but you must take a number of things into consideration before making a decision:
> You have only received a counter offer because you resigned. It is a purely reactive tactic from your employer and should make you wonder whether you need to resign every time you want to improve your situation. If your employer thought you were truly worthy, why didn’t they improve your situation anyway?
> An increase in salary now will often restrict your next salary reviews.
Do your reasons for wanting to leave still exist? You may have a number of reasons – salary too low, no promotion in sight, don’t like your boss. You may be offered more money to stay, which can be tempting, but if you still have other issues outstanding, you’ll probably end up leaving anyway.
Despite what your employer is saying to you, they will probably now consider you a risk and may make contingency plans without your knowledge. You may not be seen as a true member of the team
The counter offer could simply be an interim tactic from your employer to bridge a gap whilst they look to replace you.
Much research and many surveys have been completed over the years to measure what happens to employees who accept counter offers. Only 6 out of 100 employees are still with their company after 12 months, and 2 important points become apparent:
Salary was hardly ever the prime motivator for resigning – more money didn’t ultimately change the true state of play
Things didn’t take long to return to the way they were before the resignation
Before accepting a counter offer, ask yourself why your employer has made the offer. There is a strong possibility that the cons will outweigh the pros and you will realise that your decision to resign was right after all.
At Deep Dive Hire, we take pride in cultivating robust relationships with both our candidates and clients. This commitment allows us to deeply understand the individuals and organisations we work with, ensuring that our recruitment services are tailored to meet their specific needs and aspirations.
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