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Evaluate the
Job Opportunity
Before Accepting The Offer
Evaluating a potential job opportunity may be a little more involved
than "how much are they offering". There is a lot more to consider.
Part of evaluating a potential job opening involves taking a look at
the entire employment package to include benefits a company may offer.
Remember that a new employment opportunity is not only about salary.
When evaluating between two or more potential jobs, compare the
following:
Paid Vacation
- Many employers offer a standard number of days
for paid vacation.
- If
you are a new employee, you may not earn as many hours as someone who
has been with the company for a long time.
Paid Sick
Leave
- Similar to the paid vacation. It is possible to
negotiate how many
hours per pay period you earn for sick leave.
Health and
Life Insurance Benefits
- My research over the years has suggested that
health and life insurance
benefits may also be negotiated.
- When an employer is not able to modify
the salary requirement, you may consider this an option.
Savings and
Profit Sharing
- This is becoming more and more relevant these
days. Consider matching
contributions for your 401K or other "tax deferred" retirement savings
plans.
Other
Benefits to Consider
- Relocation allowance (or assistance)
- Free financial and/or legal assistance
- Telecommuting (visit the career advice section)
What you
should know about job negotiation
- Make sure that the issues you are negotiating
are so severe, that
you could not accept the job opportunity unless they were changed.
- Always keep in mind that the job offer make
be taken back if you seem
too aggressive or unable to budge.
- If money is the key issue, make sure you do
some research and find
out what the proper range is for your qualifications and the job
position.
- Understand your benefits and factor them in.
Some companies offer
better benefits than others.
- Consider bonuses and matching retirement
savings accounts.
- Don't forget to factor in job growth and
progression.
- If your salary
is not what you expected up front, consider the potential for raises
and job growth.
As you can see, there is a lot to consider when evaluating a potential
job opportunity. If salary is a primary concern, visit the salary
negotiation section.
To help you make the job hiring process a little easier on you, contact
your career advisor
and consult your career resource guide for more
assistance.
For additional job
application information such as the job
opportunity section here, please don't forget to
check out the
salary
negotiation, hiring
process, job
offer and career
resources areas.
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