What can you do to be sure

you will be happy in your next job?

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A recent Right Management survey found

that 85% of workers want to change jobs.

Be sure to get a Written Job Description that outlines

responsibilities & deliverables for the 1st year on the job.

Use it to discuss your performance with your boss.

Get It In Writing

Be sure to get a Written Job Offer that covers

job title, compensation & other key points.

This ensures accurate communication & protects you.

Get It In Writing

Ask:

Get The History

• Why the position is open.

• Length of the previous incumbent’s tenure.

• Why s/he left & where they are now.

Be wary of new positions. Assure funding sources.

Get The History

Ask: How many people have held the job in the last 5 years.

Find out: Why they left & where they are now.

Meet The People

• To meet your boss’s direct reports.

• About his/her strengths.

• What would they change about him/her?

Ask:

Observe their comfort level while answering your questions.

Meet The People

Ask your boss’s direct reports

who makes the decisions that affect them.

If it’s not your boss, ask the same questions

you asked about your boss about the decision maker.

• How many people from the

company are on LinkedIn?

• How many of them have

their phone numbers listed

on their profile?

• If they are all making

themselves extremely easy

to contact , it might be

because they want out!

Use LinkedIn

• Look for connections you and

your prospective colleagues

have in common.

• Check with them about the

common connection at the

company.

• Ask what its like to work

there.

• Know they might circle back

to your mutual connection to

share the conversation.

Use LinkedIn

Check The News

Search Google News on the company’s name.

Are they in the Media? Why?

Assess Financial Condition

• If the company is private

ask about its earning

trends and cash position.

• If the company is public, read

Management’s Discussion &

Analysis in their SEC 10-K. They’re

required to disclose risks.

If the company is a Start-up, ask about its

business model, cash on hand, & burn rate

Assess Financial Condition

• These due diligence points will help you

identify the red flags before you take a new job.

• These can often stop you from taking a job that won’t last

and that would do lasting damage to your resume.

Donna Svei is a retained executive

search consultant,

executive resume writer,

and blogger at AvidCareerist.com.

She has completed over 400

executive searches.

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