15 questions to help evaluate a new job
Sometimes, being euphoric from the fact that you finally found a job, we forget that we run the risk of realizing in a couple of months what we expected from the new place to be completely different - the best. It is not easy to correctly assess the situation. The job search process is so slow and stressful that some end up accepting the first worthy offer without particularly going into a detailed study of the new company. This is one of the reasons why so many people are disappointed in their company, starting to look for something else, eventually jumping from one company to another.
Even the most interesting work may just not suit you personally. Work.ua publishes 15 questions posed by Annette Richmond, a career consultant, founder and editor-in-chief of the popular career information portal, answering which, you can make the right decision regarding a new job.
1. Do you like the organization you are planning to join?
Make sure that your views with the future employer do not differ. You will feel much more comfortable if you share company policy.
2. Do you like working in a large or small organization?
Does it matter for you in a company of what type or size to work? Working in a large company, you will have the following advantages: a wide range of training programs, career opportunities, additional payments and benefits. Typically, larger organizations use more advanced technologies. The disadvantages include the fact that many posts are specific.
The advantages of working in a small company are: a large circle of authority and responsibility, close relationships with management, the ability to clearly understand what exactly you are doing to successfully promote the company.
3. Do you want to work in a young company or in a company with great experience?
It is interesting to help establish a business. However, the reliability level of such companies is rather small. But who does not take risks, he does not drink champagne: if the company expects success, you will be rewarded as an employee who helped establish prosperity, and if not, then you have to quit. And you can get a job in a young company, which has a great chance of success.
4. Are you interested in working in this area? Do you have the opportunity to fully realize yourself?
Even if you are completely satisfied with the company and colleagues, you will feel unhappy if your daily duties are a burden to you. It is clear that it is rather difficult to unambiguously evaluate your future work, but the more specific you will be to present your duties, the less disappointments will subsequently be. Feel free to ask questions about your future responsibilities during the interview.
5. How will your work contribute to the success of the company?
Try to understand the extent to which the work you perform will be important to the company.
6. What is your work schedule?
Many employees have an 8-hour, five-day work week, some have to work at night, on weekends or holidays. Some companies warn of constant refining, because otherwise you will not have time to complete projects on time or because it is required for the convenience of customers. Think about which work schedule is right for you.
7. How long do employees stay in this company?
Here the situation can be interpreted in different ways. On the one hand, a large staff turnover indicates a bad situation in the company. But on the other hand, employees working for a long time in a company often behave quite pompously towards newcomers. Take a closer look at people during the interview. They are happy?
8. What career opportunities does this company offer you?
A good job implies that you will gain new skills, increase your income, advance through the ranks, and your circle of responsibility will expand. Lack of prospects will reduce your working potential, you will have a feeling of frustration, boredom. Find a company that has the opportunity to move up the career ladder, in which you can learn with the help of specially designed programs. Find out if management plans your further education. Or maybe you are satisfied with a horizontal career.
9. What are your prospects?
Ask your employer if you will have a career opportunity. If you work successfully, what next position can you get? If so, how long will it take? Will you be the only applicant for this place or will you have to fight for a new job on a competitive basis with street applicants? Will you be able to apply for another position not in your department in this company or is this not accepted?
10. Is this a long-term career move?
If not, what can this position offer you? Experience, business connections? How long do you want to develop in this direction? It is possible that when you answer this question, you will realize that it will be very simple to achieve your “ceiling” in this company.
11. Will you feel comfortable performing these duties every day?
If you are in any doubt, look for another option. If you agree and start working in this company, you run the risk of waking up one day and not wanting to go to work in this company, neither today, nor the next day, never at all.
12. What is really expected of you?
You may find that one day the manager will point you to the door simply because you are not coping with your job responsibilities. And all due to the fact that you initially exaggerated your skills, and the employer did not notice your real competence.
13. Will you be proud to work in this company?
It is not a question of how successful the company is in the market. It is better to answer it intuitively.
14. Will you be comfortable working in this office space?
Quite often, people do not like this or that type of interior. For example, if you are opposed to large open offices, you will feel constant annoyance due to the constant phone calls and loud conversations of colleagues.
15. Do you anticipate potential problems that may arise during the work?
If so, you should know in advance whether you can handle them.
Even the most interesting work may just not suit you personally. Work.ua publishes 15 questions posed by Annette Richmond, a career consultant, founder and editor-in-chief of the popular career information portal, answering which, you can make the right decision regarding a new job.
1. Do you like the organization you are planning to join?
Make sure that your views with the future employer do not differ. You will feel much more comfortable if you share company policy.
2. Do you like working in a large or small organization?
Does it matter for you in a company of what type or size to work? Working in a large company, you will have the following advantages: a wide range of training programs, career opportunities, additional payments and benefits. Typically, larger organizations use more advanced technologies. The disadvantages include the fact that many posts are specific.
The advantages of working in a small company are: a large circle of authority and responsibility, close relationships with management, the ability to clearly understand what exactly you are doing to successfully promote the company.
3. Do you want to work in a young company or in a company with great experience?
It is interesting to help establish a business. However, the reliability level of such companies is rather small. But who does not take risks, he does not drink champagne: if the company expects success, you will be rewarded as an employee who helped establish prosperity, and if not, then you have to quit. And you can get a job in a young company, which has a great chance of success.
4. Are you interested in working in this area? Do you have the opportunity to fully realize yourself?
Even if you are completely satisfied with the company and colleagues, you will feel unhappy if your daily duties are a burden to you. It is clear that it is rather difficult to unambiguously evaluate your future work, but the more specific you will be to present your duties, the less disappointments will subsequently be. Feel free to ask questions about your future responsibilities during the interview.
5. How will your work contribute to the success of the company?
Try to understand the extent to which the work you perform will be important to the company.
6. What is your work schedule?
Many employees have an 8-hour, five-day work week, some have to work at night, on weekends or holidays. Some companies warn of constant refining, because otherwise you will not have time to complete projects on time or because it is required for the convenience of customers. Think about which work schedule is right for you.
7. How long do employees stay in this company?
Here the situation can be interpreted in different ways. On the one hand, a large staff turnover indicates a bad situation in the company. But on the other hand, employees working for a long time in a company often behave quite pompously towards newcomers. Take a closer look at people during the interview. They are happy?
8. What career opportunities does this company offer you?
A good job implies that you will gain new skills, increase your income, advance through the ranks, and your circle of responsibility will expand. Lack of prospects will reduce your working potential, you will have a feeling of frustration, boredom. Find a company that has the opportunity to move up the career ladder, in which you can learn with the help of specially designed programs. Find out if management plans your further education. Or maybe you are satisfied with a horizontal career.
9. What are your prospects?
Ask your employer if you will have a career opportunity. If you work successfully, what next position can you get? If so, how long will it take? Will you be the only applicant for this place or will you have to fight for a new job on a competitive basis with street applicants? Will you be able to apply for another position not in your department in this company or is this not accepted?
10. Is this a long-term career move?
If not, what can this position offer you? Experience, business connections? How long do you want to develop in this direction? It is possible that when you answer this question, you will realize that it will be very simple to achieve your “ceiling” in this company.
11. Will you feel comfortable performing these duties every day?
If you are in any doubt, look for another option. If you agree and start working in this company, you run the risk of waking up one day and not wanting to go to work in this company, neither today, nor the next day, never at all.
12. What is really expected of you?
You may find that one day the manager will point you to the door simply because you are not coping with your job responsibilities. And all due to the fact that you initially exaggerated your skills, and the employer did not notice your real competence.
13. Will you be proud to work in this company?
It is not a question of how successful the company is in the market. It is better to answer it intuitively.
14. Will you be comfortable working in this office space?
Quite often, people do not like this or that type of interior. For example, if you are opposed to large open offices, you will feel constant annoyance due to the constant phone calls and loud conversations of colleagues.
15. Do you anticipate potential problems that may arise during the work?
If so, you should know in advance whether you can handle them.
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