Should you take company size into consideration when applying for and accepting new roles? Organizations of all different sizes come with both pros and cons.

• Small-Scale Organizations. These organizations employ nearly half of all U.S. employees and might have just a couple of workers — like microenterprises and early startups — or up to 500 employees. Working at one can offer you great opportunities for learning, more decision-making power, and the ability to make a big impact. But, job stability can be a concern, there may be limited resources, and advancement can be a challenge.
• Medium-Scale Organizations. Mid-sized organizations can employee one thousand to several thousand employees. These organizations typically offer a positive balance between the agility of startups and the structure of larger organizations, can have more resources for employees, and usually offer a variety of options for growth. However, they can still be limited in terms of specialized roles, there will probably be a little more bureaucracy, and market competition from both smaller and larger companies can negatively impact workloads.
• Large-Scale Organizations. These companies might have thousands, to hundreds of thousands of employees. Because of their size, these organizations typically have extensive resources for employees, abundant career options, and even opportunities to work abroad. However, large organizations can be very slow moving, may make you feel like you’re having less of an impact, and will probably require you to participate in office politics.