ER Offer: Take it or not?

So I'm getting an offer for an ER associate position. But it's an insourcing type of role. (BB is basically insourcing for additional associates.)

My main concerns are that it's a contract type of gig which only runs a year and that this insourcing experience won't open any ER opportunities since I'm not coming from the standard route.

The positives are that it's a job and the contract could be extended and I'd have it on the resume instead of my ops background. But I'd be moving to the location and comp will be lower than standard ER associates I believe.

So what should I do? I don't have anything else on the plate, but I'm mainly concerned with the opportunities coming out. Any advice would be great. Thanks.

 

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What do you mean it won't open any ER opportunities? You would be working as an ER Associate no? Then what other opportunities are you referring to? advancements? bonus? Not trying to be sarcastic. Im asking because not familiar with the concept of "insourcing"

 

My main concern is how outsourcing is looked upon since it's not the traditional route. I'm told I'd be doing regular 1st year ER associate work, but for all I know I could just be data grabbing. So I'm just worried that I'd be setting myself up to look for another job in a year and the experience won't help me find another ER position since I'll be coming from the outsourcing side.

But definitely if I take, I'll kill it. The BB guys seemed to like me a lot.

 

Ok, sounds like you are wasting your time. If the job title at a BB says "ER Associate" that is exactly what you'll be doing regardless of how you were hired. It may be a different story if this was a boutique, but a BB is more structured and they don't randomly give out ER Associate titles to data grabbers.
You need to take this shit and run.

 
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Depends on the program too I think. If you're at SLC with Goldman you will likely be doing more typical associate work. You will take your series 86/87 and your name will be on the reports I believe.

If it's something like with DB in Jacksonville, you'll be like an offshore associate doing mostly crappy daily tasks like updating comps, marketing materials, etc. You would never speak to clients and I don't think your name would ever be published. Basically significantly less value add than SLC but more than being an offshore somewhere like India.

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