Job choices - help

[ClinkatyClank]

I have been offered a job through an agency in financial services. It was due to start this week but its been postponed to next week. Its a 3 month rolling contract paying £10 per hour. However, I had a job interview on Monday this week at a local college in their compliance team, and i have just been told i got it. Its 6 month permanent contract paying around £15 p.a.

Which should I do for ? They both reasonably good despite the fact that I would have have to travel out of city to work in the financial services.

Any ideas ? I really don't know what to do ? (strange as it may seem)

[mandy22]

personally i would take the job at the local college, especially with the cost of petrol so high. i would have travel costs high at the top of the list of things up for consideration, its also a longer contract to start with.
u dont say if ur likely to get more than 6 months on your rolling contract., and this other job has already been postponed by a week, that would sound alarm bells ringing to me, although there is prob a perfectly good reason for the delay.
Good luck with your decision.

[sherrardk]

I would take the college job. The other one has already been postponed once, what's to say it won't be postponed again? Good luck.

[ClinkatyClank]

The financial services job, I would be working as a temp on a 3 month rolling contract. The college job is a perm 6 month contract and its unknown is the 6 month will extend. In both cases I would be on public transport.

[ClinkatyClank]

incidentally, the the financial services job is out of the city.

[Prudie]

Do you have any relevant qualifications or aspirations to work long term in either field? Compliance has fast become the 'thing' in many companies so if that leads to a chance to get some quals and you don't find it boring you should always be able to find well paid employment, similarly if you get some accountancy quals.

[Mrsspagnoli57]

Agency jobs are notoriously dodgy (I speak from experience in JobCentre management) While they may offer good rates and jobs they invariably do not turn out to be what they say. Its your choice but the College job sounds better on all levels.

[Anngel123]

Lucky you to have this dilemma. 6 months at £15 would give you £130 extra. This allows you 13 weeks with no pay to match the agency job. Also, presumably, being out of town the lower paid job would cost you more in travel. No brainer as far as I'm concerned.Often places will give 6 month contracts to see if they like you. It is simpler to get rid of someone on short-term contract than to fail a probation. I wish you lots of luck with your decision. I am still reeling from the notion that a college needs a financial compliance officer!.

[cathfromsaron]

the college job would seem to me to be more secure and nearer ...

no brainer? x

[ClinkatyClank]

Well, financial services interests me, but I fear that since I would be a temp and as with any temp job, the job would not be secure as compared to the college 6 month perm job.

[ClinkatyClank]

I appreciate your comments so far. The college job is an admin role within contracts compliance section of the college.

[ClinkatyClank]

Anymore views?

[boxtops]

I'd go for the 6 month job. most public sector contracts are short term at the moment and some can be extended. At least you have guaranteed work for 6 months rather than 3 - go for it - and the pay's better.

[ClinkatyClank]

It works out that the AGY job pays slightly more then the college as its £10 per hour but the college one is £15k but the position is secure then the AGY.