Tag: career-change
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From Employee to Consultant: IT Career Outside the Corporate Track
Leaving corporate IT does not increase freedom. It redistributes risk. In employment, volatility is absorbed by the organisation. In consulting, volatility is absorbed by you. That sounds abstract. It isn’t. Salary vs Consulting: The Math People Avoid Take a realistic scenario. Senior backend engineer in Germany: €85,000 gross salary, paid holidays, sick leave, employer contributions,…
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Top Digital Agencies to Work For in 2026
Six years on the agency side, across three different agencies in Hamburg and one period of independent consulting, taught me what the industry looks like from inside a hiring decision. What follows is a list with a framework, not a ranking. Rankings imply comparable variables. Agency quality depends almost entirely on your specific role, career…
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How to Transition from Corporate IT to a Digital Agency
I spent twelve years in corporate IT — network engineering, infrastructure, eventually leading a team of fifteen at a Tier 1 manufacturing company in Germany. It paid well. The benefits were solid. And after year eight, I was bored out of my mind. The move to agency work wasn’t planned. A recruiter reached out about…