Comments on: Small company vs large company

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:45:18 +0000

@ Horizon
When these businesses disappear / die, people will just flock to other businesses. But…population going down? Hmm, how can something like a business’ disappearance…cause that?

By: horizon

horizon — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:19:42 +0000

LOL, let them disappear mean they would die, then i guess malaysian's population will go down tremendously.. horizons last blog post..Investor Relations in Malaysia: The AMMB Twist

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:05:16 +0000

@ horizon
Different industry different scenario and situation. Mmm, actually, taking over a small player is not always a good idea. Let them disappear by themselves can be a better idea.

By: horizon

horizon — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:35:30 +0000

There is always pro and con for everthing, depend on what line are you in..

anything to do with food mostly can survive, for construction the small player are almost dying, it have been taken over by big comp

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:49:41 +0000

@ Damien
McDonalds somehow can do it pretty well. I guess their processes are designed that way or maybe their industry is supposed to be that way? Same to banks.

But well, if banks screwed up, they will just get bought over or get some bail out money.

By: Damien Tan

Damien Tan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:20:10 +0000

Ah… right. The bigger the co., the more things can go wrong and the more controls you’ll see.

You’re right, unweildy processes can prevent co’s from reacting fast. Some big names like McDonalds seem to be able to adapt well to the crisis though, despite the process nightmare they live in. Other process hogs similar in size has gone bust. So IMO, unweildy processes are usually counterbalanced by financial management and smart marketing. Its what banks do, where internal processes make you cough blood but they somehow outlive economic storms.

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:41:26 +0000

@ Hinching
Industry does play a role but in every industry, there will be big n small companies.

@ hyperX
Brush up your communication skills and other softskills. They do help a lot in order to make the interviewers remember you.

@ Harmony
Being in a big company means you will be assigned to a certain division. It doesn’t mean you’ll get more exposure than smaller companies.

@ Damien
Hmm, I was talking about which will handle the recession better in 2009 and 2010…the big ones or the small ones?

I reckon the smaller ones…or the big ones who’ve removed those unnecessary layers of complications ( PROCESSES!! PROCEDURES!! )

By: Damien Tan

Damien Tan — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:35:35 +0000

Saying a big co. is better than a small co. is like saying a big house is better than a small house. Big co’s have big co. problems. Small co’s have small co. problems. Each has its own problems. Some ppl who are deemed useless in big co’s become extremely successful when they move to small co’s and vice cersa. There’s no hard & fast rule.

By: Harmony

Harmony — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:00:28 +0000

Small and big has its good and bad. Being in a big, you get more exposure

By: hyperX

hyperX — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:47:42 +0000

I’m going to graduate this year if every goes smooth. With current economy, I really scared that I can’t get a job. I hope those med and small company can hire me.

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