I have only one year of experience. I have to choose between two jobs. The first one is only project manager job, small company and they pay more. The second one is a big company, technical kind of job and they pay less. I really like technical jobs… I’m in the telecommunications fields… Please give me reasons for your choice… I think I need a lot of technical exposure before stepping into project management and being successful there.
Follow your bliss and you will never work a day in your life; the technical job.
The manager job is good, but in a small company there is not much room for growth. Also it is a well know cliche’ of a manager who doesn’t know or hasn’t even done work in his own field. How does that person manage; poorly.
You like the technical aspect and say that yourself. You have more room for growth in the larger company, you will get the technical experience that you need to become a good manager, you can always try for management later, but going from management down to technical is usually a step backward. Finally, you said it in your last sentence; you don’t feel qualified enough to take the management spot.