Will certain training providers/ companies affect future career prospects?

[Angus212]

I am a bit worried about accepting an offer from a company such as Carisbrooke (which gets a lot of stick on here) or one of the big training providers like Clyde or SSTG. Would it be better to reapply the following year to other companies if I wasnt successfull this time around or should I just go with one of these if that was the only offer I had? The reason i'm worried is that im concerned that doing my training with one of these companies will affect my chances of getting a job after I finish the course. Or am I just talking rubbish?

Help would be appreciated - Cheers

[GuinnessMan]

I am a bit worried about accepting an offer from a company such as Carisbrooke (which gets a lot of stick on here) or one of the big training providers like Clyde or SSTG. Would it be better to reapply the following year to other companies if I wasnt successfull this time around or should I just go with one of these if that was the only offer I had? The reason i'm worried is that im concerned that doing my training with one of these companies will affect my chances of getting a job after I finish the course. Or am I just talking rubbish?

Help would be appreciated - Cheers

No, it won't have a major impact and is not something worth worrying about. To be honest, if you have an offer, then take it because there is no guarentee that the company you want will give you once next time around.

[CharlieDelta]

^^ Ditto. Remember people are quick to talk about bad experiences and rarely share the good ones. You'll get your ticket either way round and go from there!

[HarmlessWeasel]

I know someone from Carisbrooke who says the training is pretty good and the social life not bad either, if that helps

[HolyNougat]

Actually in some ways working for those companies will do you a favour in the long run.
I remember when I was a cadet the passenger ship people used to consider themselves above companies like Clyde etc. but they are the ones earning 100 grand a year on DP ships now...

[YoungMariner]

I agree with the above posts, who you do your cadetship with isn't that important. Yes, certain companies can be better for training, although I'd say probably the worst for training is actually the cruise ships in many respects, but nobody seems to have time to train cadets (I know I struggled to give them the time I gave cadets when deep sea on cargo ships).
I have heard excellent things about Carisbrooke, and being general cargo, it gives you a well rounded experience. I would say, take what you can in terms of training. After training, I've seen people make all sorts of unusual moves. I've seen people from from passenger to cargo, cargo to passenger (I did that), bad companies to good companies and good companies to bad companies for various reasons.
Success is about the individual, and their experiences. Sometimes you need to see harder working, lower budget ships to appreciate the real challenges at sea that are faced by the majority of seafarers, not the insular world of the multinational oil companies/large container companies/large cruise lines where budget and management tends to be better.

[TheFunktopus]

I'd say not being beholden to anyone at the end of your sentence as a Cadet is one of the few good things going for the likes of Clyde. There's guys I've known who've signed contracts tying them to working for their sponsor for years after they qualify, or face repaying all or part of their training costs, and who've hated it aboard the ships they've found themselves working on.