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Career
Resource Assistance
Is A Must for Job Seekers
One career resource tool I like to use involves researching the company
and the job opportunity using whatever search method I have available.
Do you currently have a job but are thinking about a career change? Or
are you just entering the job market and need some career advice?
No matter how you look at it, creating a list of career factors to help
you evaluate a potential job opportunity will go a long way.
Think of a career resource as any tool to help you examine your
employment goals.
An example would be to list environmental factors as
they relate to evaluating a job offer. Such as:
The Industry
- What is your interest in that industry?
- What is your interest in that particular field?
- Is there potential for long term growth?
- What does a career path look like for your
field of interest?
The Job
Position
- What is your interest in the specified job
duties?
- Is there a potential to expand your job desires
to other parts of
the organization?
- What opportunities are there for job
advancement?
- What is the potential salary (wages)? See the
salary negotiation
strategy section for more.
- What kind of hours will you be required to work?
- Is there any travel associated with the
position?
The Company
- What is the reputation of the company?
- Are they a start-up company?
- Will they be around in a few years?
- Does the company plan on expansion and growth?
The Management
- What is your supervisor like?
- Will you like working for him/her?
- Do you know your "management chain" and are
they people you would
like to work for?
Outside
Concerns
- Is the job located in a part of the country you
would want to live?
- Does your family like the area where you live?
(relocation concerns)
- If you need to relocate, is housing affordable?
(utilities, etc.)
- What is the school system like? The community?
For additional job
application topics, such as the career resource
section
here, check out the job
opportunity, salary
negotiation, hiring
process and job
offer areas.
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