How to Evaluate the Job You've Been Offered

Martha I. Finney

Okt 2009 · Pearson Education

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This Element is an excerpt from Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss (ISBN: 9780137021147) by Martha I. Finney. Available in print and digital formats.

Now that they’ve offered a job, should you take it? Analyze prospective employers rationally and make decisions you won’t regret!

Setting aside money for just a moment, so much more goes into deciding whether a potential employer is right for you. You need to know whether the company is a good fit, a reasonably logical choice on your professional progression--not just an invitation to be unemployed again....

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Martha I. Finney is a writer and consultant specializing in employee engagement and leadership communications. A business journalist for 20 years before entering consulting full-time, she brings the qualitative perspective of workplace passion and problem-solving to clients who value the transformative power of engaged employees. Her clients and leader interviews have come from such organizations as the U.S. CIA; Intuit; Hewlett-Packard; Newell Rubbermaid; Caterpillar; Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide; Marriott; America Online; Yahoo!; the New York Philharmonic; Textron; Charles Schwab; Industrial Light and Magic; AFLAC; Walt Disney Studios; Deloitte Touche and U.S. Geological Survey. She is author or co-author of more than 13 books, including HR From the Heart: Inspiring Stories and Strategies for Building the People Side of Great Business, with Yahoo’s Chief People Officer, Libby Sartain. Her original research has been featured on CNN, NPR’s Morning Edition, and in major newspapers throughout the U.S.