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Choose a Job Offer to Accept

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    Here are some of the things we'll help you consider:
  • Who you will be working for
  • The type of work
  • Your Interests and Passion in work
  • The Compensation and Benefits Package


    • When making a decision like this many people use the list below. We will use this list to help you make your Decision. You can modify it to fit your needs or situation.

     Name          Description
    The Job itself How well do you and your skills “fit” with the daily activities, demands and work environment of the job? Consider what you will be doing, whom you will be working with, where and when you will be working and how you will be accomplishing the task. Family, organizational and compensation issues will be considered elsewhere.
    Who will you be working under, working with, and working for? How well do you “fit” with the people you will be interacting with?
    Potential Boss How well do you “fit” with your future boss(es)? Do they bring out the best in you?
    Potential Coworkers How well do you “fit” with your future coworkers? Do you think you will be good team?
    Potential Customers How well do you “fit” with your future customers? Will you enjoy meeting their needs?
    What will you actually be doing? Is this a good fit for you? Consider the following: Have you received and read a job description? Do you have any qualms about doing this work? Are you qualified to perform the day to day activities required by this position? Will you enjoy it?
    Job description Have you received and read a reasonably complete job description?
    Ethics and morality How well does this job “fit” with your morals and ethics? Will you be required to do anything that you consider to be dishonest or wrong?
    Are you qualified? How well does this job “fit” with your skill and abilities? Consider educational requirements, general work experience, special skills requirements, professional certifications and industry experience
    Enjoyment Would you enjoy the sorts of activities involved in this job?
    Where will you actually be working? Is the job location a good “fit” for you? Consider the city, the actual work environment, commute, amount of travel involved, relocation issues, etc.
    Location Is the job’s geographic location a good “fit” for you? Consider the region, state and city.
    Region Is the job’s regional location a good “fit” for you? For instance, do you want to work in the Mid-west? Or anywhere except there?
    State Is the state the job is in a good “fit” for you? For instance, do you want to avoid California?
    City Is the city the job is in a good “fit” for you? For instance, does it have high taxes or poor educational opportunities?
    Setting Is the setting the job is in a good “fit” for you? For instance, do you prefer suburban over urban? Rural over city?
    Physical work environment Is the work environment a good “fit” for you? For instance, will it be physically demanding? Will it be comfortable? Are there too many distractions?
    Commute Are you comfortable with the commute? Consider commute time, commute expense and any impact of seasonal weather.
    Telecommuting options Many jobs support some amount of telecommuting. Is the amount of telecommuting permitted by this job ok with you? Can you handle it?
    Business Travel Is the amount of business travel required for this job ok with you and you family?
    Relocation How do you feel about job relocation? Is relocation to another city a possibility? Would relocation expenses be reimbursed? Where, when and how often may you have to relocate?
    Relocation to where? How do you feel about where you may have to relocate to? Consider the cost of living at the new location.
    Compensation for relocation How completely will you be compensated for any relocation expenses? Consider the cost of selling a previous residence.
    Frequency of relocation How do you feel about how often you may be required to relocate?
    When will you do the work? How do you feel about the daily and weekly work hours? Consider flex-time, overtime, being on call, overnight trips, etc.
    Hours/work schedule/flexibility How do you feel about the regularly expected daily work hours? Consider its flexibility, start and stop times, etc.
    Intrusions into personal time How do you feel about job demands beyond standard work hours? Consider overtime, being on call, overnight trips, etc.
    Expected job interval How do you feel about the start date and the expected duration (years, months) of this job?
    Start date How do you feel about the start date of this job?
    Expected duration of employment How do you feel about the expected duration (years, months) of this job?
    How will you do the work? How do you feel about the stress level, amount of autonomy, pace and supporting infrastructure for doing this work?
    Stress level How do you feel about the expected stress level of this job?
    Responsibility, autonomy How do you feel about the expected responsibility and autonomy of this job?
    Pace of work How do you feel about the expected pace of work of this job?
    Supplied equipment (computers, PDA, cell phone, etc) How do you feel about the amount and type of supporting equipment and infrastructure of this job? How confident are you that these items actually be available to you?
    Contractual Agreements Have you reviewed any contracts or legal documents that you will need to sign? Have you considered getting a legal review of them? How do you feel about them?
    Contract in writing Do you have an employment contract in writing? Is it a good fit for you?
    Non-disclosure required? Are you comfortable with any non-disclosure documents that you may have to sign?
    Non-compete required? Are you comfortable with any non-compete documents that you may have to sign?
    You, your family and your career How good of a fit is this job with your, your family and your long term goals?
    Intuition and prayer Have your prayed about whether or not to take this job? What is your gut feel for this job?
    Spousal support Is your spouse supportive? Does he/she have any reservations about this job?
    Family needs Will this job enable you to meet your financial obligations to the support of your family?
    Matches your passion and interests Does this job match your passions and interests?
    Builds your resume and contributes toward your career path Does this job help you along your career path? Is it a stepping stone to where you want to go?
    The Compensation Is the compensation package a good fit for you? Consider not only take home pay, but health insurance, vacation, retirement and other benefits.
    Base salary Is the base salary a good fit for you? Is it in line with industry standards? What will be your after-tax take home pay? Will it vary from pay period to pay period?
    Bonuses Do you like the amount and structure of any bonuses? Are they realistic? Do they depend upon the performance of other people?
    Sick time or PTO (Paid Time Off) Is there adequate sick leave? Does it accrue over time?
    Paid Vacation How do you feel about the amount of vacation offered? Will it increase as you build up time on the job?
    Health Insurance Is it offered? How expensive is it? How extensive is the coverage? Consider visiting http://www.mydecisionhelper.com/decision/show/choose_a_health_insurance_plan
    Stock Options How do you feel about the available stock options?
    Signing Bonus Is there a signing bonus? How do you feel about it?
    Retirement / 401(k) How good a fit is the retirement or 401(k) offerings? Are any contributions fully or partially matched?
    Other benefits How do you like the other, more “minor” benefits? Consider everything from disability insurance to child care to reimbursement for parking costs.
    Training and mentoring programs How do you like the training and mentoring programs, if any?
    Medical Savings Accounts How do you like the Medical Saving Account offering, if any?
    Telecommuting cost reimbursement Will any home office telecommuting costs be reimbursed? Consider internet access costs, phone line costs, etc. How do you feel about the company policies on this, if any?
    Club memberships Are any club memberships included? How do you feel about that?
    Parking Is parking available? If it is not free, then who pays for it? How do you feel about this policy/situation?
    Life Insurance How do you like the company life insurance policy, if any? Consider visiting http://www.mydecisionhelper.com/decision/show/choose_a_term_insurance_policy
    Disability Insurance How do you like the company disability policy, if any? Consider visiting http://www.mydecisionhelper.com/decision/show/choose_a_disability_insurance_policy
    Dental Insurance How do you like the company dental policy, if any?
    Vision Insurance How do you like the company vision insurance policy, if any?
    Access to a Fitness Center Is access to a Fitness Center included? How do you feel about that?
    Child care Is access to child care included? How do you feel about that?
    Car Allowance How do you feel about any company vehicle or car travel reimbursement policies?
    Educational reimbursement How do you like the educational reimbursement policy, if any?
    The Organization How well do you “fit” with this organization? Consider its Leadership, Mission and Culture, as well as what you hear from people who have worked there.
    Mission How well does this organization’s stated goals and vision fit with who you are?
    Management team Does the company’s leadership know what they are doing? Have they demonstrated that they are competent and capable?
    References from current/previous employees Based upon what current and previous employees say about what it is like to work for this organization, would this be a good fit for you? Remember that organizations do change over time.
    Corporate culture How well do you “fit” with this organization’s internal culture?
    Success and growth Are you comfortable with this organization’s success and growth?
    Stability Are you comfortable with this organization’s level of stability?


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