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🤑 How To Evaluate New Job Offers
For best results, negotiate with yourself before negotiating with employers.
This is a guest post by Joey Trebif.
We've all been there.
We make the decision that it's to time leave our current employer and look for another job.
Once you've started your job search, you've cut the emotional ties and now it's just a matter of time until you get the right job offer and then you are on your way.
But what happens if you were not actively looking for a job?
Suppose you were as happy as a pig in **** and then a request for a job interview comes knocking on your door? You go on a few interviews and then you get a job offer you were not planning on.
A job offer as a result of proactive job search is, in a way, a little easier to handle than a job offer that is unsolicited (i.e. when you were not actively looking for a job). In that situation, it can be tough deciding between a job offer and your current job.
A case in point: a friend of mine was happy in his job. The hours were flexible and the pay was good. He liked his boss, liked the people he was working with and was happy with his responsibilities. Then a friend of his told him about a great opportunity at another company. Long story short, he went to the interviews and actually got a job offer, which challenged him to make a decision he was not prepared to make.
I'm a big believer in “it never hurts to listen” even if you were not looking for a job change, but you need to be prepared for the outcome before the big event.
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What to consider before accepting a job offer
1) Compensation
While compensation should not be the single driving factor of your job search, it is certainly in the top two or three considerations (who wants a new job for less money?).
Your job offer will obviously include your salary and bonus details. Prior to your offer, you should have done some homework on the current market rates for your position. While this is not a hard and fast rule, you will have developed some ranges as to what to expect. If you did not do this prior to the offer, it's never too late to take a look.
Hopefully, the offer meets or exceeds your expectations. Whichever way it goes, you should consider the following:
- Too much of an increase – sounds like a nice problem to have, but if your offer is significantly higher than your current compensation (greater than 25%), it might be a cause to worry. Excessively high compensation offers are often signs of a bigger issue. This is where your due diligence homework comes in (salary surveys and reviews). Try to find someone in your network that has some inside information about the department/position you've been offered.
- Salary increase is too low – while there is not a set percentage increase that you should expect when changing jobs, the job offer should reflect the risk of changing jobs. If you are leaving a current job, as opposed to looking while unemployed, there is a fair amount of risk. Less than a 10% increase might be an issue, but consider the below 9 points along with the compensation piece before making a decision.
- Potential – there should be reasonable upside potential in your future compensation at your new job. You should ask some questions regarding annual compensation or performance reviews. You should also consider where you fall on the low/high compensation range for your role. Where you fall on the salary range will drive upside potential. If you are already earning at the top of your range, the prospect of significantly higher increases will be somewhat lower.
- Variable compensation – you should also consider any variable compensation such as bonuses, overtime pay and sales commissions where relevant.
2) Future Advancement
The potential for advancement should have been one of the questions you asked during the interview process. The size of the company, your role, your performance and the size of your department all play a key part when evaluating future growth.
Regular performance reviews (another question that should be asked during the interview process) also play a key factor. Not to worry, if you did not ask these questions during the interview process it is not too late. The job offer negotiation process (more on that later) is a bit of a give and take (hopefully ‘take,' for you).
3) Organizational Structure
You should fully understand the organizational structure of the company. If this was not made clear during the interview process, now is the time to clarify this. You should clearly understand:
- Who you will report to: your manager and reporting line should be clearly defined in your job offer. How many bosses will you have? Who does your boss report to?
- Who works for you: How large is your staff? Are there any issues to consider?
4) Expectations
Ask the question – “After one year on the job, I've been very successful and have exceeded all expectations. What have I achieved in the year?”
You need to fully understand expectations. What is expected, what must be delivered and what are the obstacles you will encounter?
5) Training
How long will it take you to “come up to speed”? Will some training be provided? Will you need to “hit the road running”?
Depending on your level of experience and position in the new company, there will be some expectation that you can come up to speed quickly. You need to ensure that those expectations are reasonable.
Don't get yourself into a “no win” situation.
6) Stability
What happened to the previous person in the role?
More likely than not, you will be taking a position that belonged to someone else. If you are lucky, the person who had the role before you was promoted and that's why the position is available. But if the person left the organization, you need to understand why they left or were asked to leave.
This is a great time to leverage your network to see if anyone you know can help you find out the details. You should also feel comfortable with the department's and company's turnover.
7) Benefits
Sounds basic, but make sure you fully understand your benefits. While not directly “compensation”, the value of benefits provided (or any shortfalls to what you currently have) can have a huge impact on your net gain over your current role/company.
- Medical and dental
- Vacation, sick days and personal days
- Pensions, 401k plans, matching savings plans
- Work environment – flexible work environment (hours and work from home)
8) What You Can Negotiate
Don't be afraid to negotiate!
Compensation is always up for negotiation. Vacation is also a somewhat easy benefit to negotiate. Benefits are probably not negotiable.
Make sure you balance your requests, as pushing too hard could end the offer. On the other hand, don't settle and be prepared to walk away if you feel the offer falls short.
9) Comparison With Your Current Job
Is the grass always greener on the side?
Items 1 through 8 should help you make your decision but the good old “pros and cons” list is the best way to go.
Make a list of everything you are giving up in your old job and everything you stand to gain in the new job. Be honest with yourself and your pros and cons list will help you make this difficult decision.
10) Counter-offers
Counter-offers are very common. My own personal view is that if it takes a resignation to have your current employer offer what the new company is offering – and many times, more than what is being offered – then it is too late.
On the other hand, a counter-offer generally means that you are highly regarded and that they don't want to lose you.
If you receive a counter-offer, review the reasons you decided to search for a new job and check that you'd be comfortable with staying (you don't want to be looking for a job again in six months).
Life is a journey and your decision is just one more step in that journey. There is no such thing as a “bad decision”, there is no looking back, only looking forward.
Whatever you decide, good luck in your search.
Question of the article
What's the first thing you considered the last time you received a job offer? Tell us in the comments.
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About the author
Joey Trebif is a senior finance executive from the New York area who has extensive experience in job search and career advice. Joey blogs about career advice, job search advice and job search site reviews at CareerAlley.com and can be found on Twitter at @CareerAlley and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/careeralley?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss.
This article was part of the The $11K 8th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest.
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🖋 How To Follow Up After Job Interviews With Great Follow-ups
Is it follow-up or follow up or followup? How you follow up after an interview is more important than you think.
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This is a guest post by Carolyn K.
You wouldn’t take a pretty girl on one date and expect her to do all the work of getting in touch with you for a second date, would you?
I don’t care how charming you are. That’s a recipe for a lonely night.
The same line of thinking applies to job hunting. If you walked out the door of your job interview and thought that was the end of it, think again.
Writing follow-up emails after job interviews is somehow more nerve wracking than the interviews themselves
— J. Connor Dunn (@JConnorDunn) March 7, 2019
The follow-up is an oft-misunderstood art form. Too often a job is lost because a well-qualified applicant displays no more interest in the job as soon as the door to the HR office closes behind them.
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5 tips to master the art of the job interview follow-up
1. Ask for a business card
Do not leave the interviewer’s office without getting a business card.
If the interviewer asks if you have any questions for him/her, make sure you ask for a business card. This will be crucial to the ensuing steps.
2. Send a follow up thank you email after interview
When you get home from the interview, shoot off a follow-up email to the interviewer, thanking him or her for his time and expressing your interest in the job, again.
This will show the interviewer that you’re serious about working with the company and will probably separate you from half the field of candidates who did not take time to take this action.
3. Then send a thank you letter
Interview tip: Taking the time to say thank you after a job interview reinforces your interest and proves you have great follow-up skills.
— lululemonpeople (@lululemonpeople) March 28, 2017
You should also utilize snail mail to show the interviewer how serious you are. While emails and phone calls can come across as somewhat cold forms of communication, handwritten notes are warm.
In your note, thank them for their time and address a few of the things you discussed in the interview.
For instance, if the interviewer mentioned that the company is looking for goal-oriented people to take on a new project, mention how you have exercised and demonstrated your ability to achieve goals. Tailor the letter to the company you’re sending it to.
4. Call for a status check
One week after the interview, call the interviewer’s office and ask about the status of the job search. If you can’t speak with the interviewer, leave a message on their phone.
One week after that, send another follow up email to the interviewer basically asking the same thing.
5. Don't overdo it
It is possible to come off as overly pushy. The fact is that the HR rep you talked to might be very busy with a lot of new hires. Do not cold call or email more than once in a week. Give them time to respond and when you’re on the phone with them, be courteous and do not simply ask, “Did I get the job?”
The follow-up (call or email) is a great tool in the interviewing process. It can separate the winners from the losers in the hunt for employment, but it will only help if you do your initial homework on the company and properly prepare for the first interview.
Finally- follow up: one word or two? Is it follow-up or follow up? According to Writing Expert Lynn Gaertner-Johnston, only when using the term as a verb is there NO hyphen e.g. “to follow up” is correct use.
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Which follow-up tactic has worked best for you? Tell us in the comments.
About the Author
Carolyn is a guest blogger who writes about the job market, LPN programs, and resume workshops.
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Friday, March 8, 2019
💪 What Does “Vouch” Mean And What It Means To You
A quick way to be truly appreciated. So how does it work?
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Which of the following scenarios is more powerful?
1) You meet someone at a networking event, and introduce yourself and what you do.
2) You meet someone at a networking event, and while you're talking, an unexpected 3rd person joins the conversation if only to say how much they appreciate what you do.
That's the power of vouching for someone.
At a local Internet conference a few years back, I struck up a conversation with one of the speakers after their talk ended and the auditorium had emptied. I liked what he had to say, and was surprised to learn that he was also from my original hometown of Montreal.
As we were chatting, another attendee came into the auditorium, immediately noticing us near the door. The attendee came over and immediately told my conversation partner, the event speaker, how much he liked JobMob. I in turn introduced him to the speaker.
The speaker was clearly impressed.
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.That's how to vouch
Here's why the vouching worked so well.
Relevant
Our conversation took place at an Internet conference, and the attendee (the “vouch-er”) was recommending a website (this one).
True
While it's debatable whether an opinion can really be true or false, if it can be confirmed by reliable sources, it's probably true.
Honest
The attendee's vouching was really what he thought and not the result of some preconceived marketing plan, and there was no incentive involved.
Unexpected
I hadn't beckoned to the attendee, who clearly came over of his own volition because he felt so compelled to share his opinion.
Credible
The speaker had already met the attendee earlier at the same event, so the attendee was a (somewhat) known entity whose credibility could be trusted. The fact that I – the “vouchee” – was present and actually knew the attendee also gave him credibility. Being present also gave me an opportunity to reinforce the recommendation.
How vouching is win-win-win
The vouchee – obvious, this is the person on the receiving end of a recommendation.
The voucher – people simply appreciate people who honestly vouch for others in an unsolicited way, as if they might turn around around and vouch for them too at some point. This builds the brand of the voucher as someone worth knowing.
The listener i.e. receiver of the vouching – they've just met not one, but two people seemingly worth knowing.
Vouching works best in person, but can also be effective online, such as on social media:
Some of my favorite people – intelligent, funny and content actually worth reading. @jacobshare @DeniseFishburne @ChristopherIsak #ShareTheLove
— Liz Blum Brummond (@lizbblum) March 6, 2019
Question of the article
Who have you vouched for recently? Or, what's your most memorable vouching story? Tell us in the comments.
I originally published a version of this article on the terrific Personal Branding Blog.
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
🎬 77 Brilliant Celebrity and Celebrity Wannabe Acting Resumes
Learn how to make an acting resume from famous actors.
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Acting resume examples and samples to inspire new actors and old
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I really am just existing out here while being the worst speller on the planet. Just realized I had a word completely misspelled this whole time on my ACTING RESUME. You know, the one I need to book work in order to survive lol
— Amanda Simmons (@amandaxsimmons) February 19, 2019
It’s all in the credits…
Finally, real character actor Steve Sloan's video acting resume:
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Traditionally voice acting roles require some kind of resume or past experiences.
Not here.
For these roles, anyone can try: https://t.co/9GRQdG4APE?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) February 18, 2019
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- How to Become an Actor: A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Acting Career
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Things to list under special skills for acting resumes:
If you liked this article, you’ll LOVE my 36 Beautiful Resume Ideas That Work.
Question of the article
Which celebrity resume would you most like to see and why? Tell us in the comments.
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