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Tips For Handling A Job Offer Evaluation Effectively

By Sharon Hamilton


It is exciting when other companies in your field begin to notice your capability and make advances. It may come immediately you get a new position of years into your contract. It may also come from entities you never thought would hunt for you. The most prudent thing to do is conduct a thorough job offer evaluation. It helps you avoid mistakes that will be regrettable in future. What should you consider?

Research on your potential employer before taking the big leap. You can be certain that the employer has searched everything about you by the time he is extending the invitation. Check the values of the company, reputation, its culture and treatment of employees. Today you are being suited to join them, but once you have signed the contract, you become an employee like any other. You therefore need a place you are comfortable and can achieve own goals.

The motivation for work is the gains you get from the position. Understand clearly what the offer entails in salaries and wages. The salary should be commensurate to the position and the industry. Consider where you are moving into and the lifestyle expected of you. By the end of your expenditure, you should have more than is left in your current position and salary scale. Cost of living affects the balance after all bills have been cleared. The balance must be worth the move.

What other benefits are on offer in the new position? Are the leave offers reasonable, will you be provided with a better health insurance cover, are there stocks that come with your position, what about pension, performance bonuses, and such other attractive perks. All these benefits should be added and compared to what you are enjoying or are slated to receive in future.

Consider the level of commitment that will be demanded of you for the new position. The position could include excessive travel and long working hours. This may deny you an opportunity to be with your parents, family, social life or even advance your education. There are jobs where you are required to work overtime, at night and even weekends. Such considerations will inform your decision.

What career advancement opportunities that this new position offer? While an offer may be attractive at the moment it may hinder your career growth. There offers that require you to shift from your current industry and begin new life elsewhere. Weigh your options and see the value that a particular position adds to your career progression.

What value has the company placed on you? This is determined by the perk offered, your responsibilities and pecking order. How much freedom will you enjoy and what opportunities are available for you to move towards self-actualization? Value should be considered as a long term element because it will either grow or shrink with time.

What terms have been offered for your engagement and sacking? Remember that moving to another company is always an inconvenience. It might require you to abandon friends and social life that you have grown used to. The new company must be ready to compensate for such inconvenience and also not endanger your welfare by providing reasonable exit terms.




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