Job Offer

Points to Keep In Mind before Agreeing To an Job Offer

You’ve performed exceptionally well at the job interview, your reference checks have been cleared, and now the company has offered you an available position. But before you accede to the offer right away, you should devote some time to perusing your contract and discussing the job with a few people. So before making the final decision, consider the following points to avoid any regret later on:

Your enthusiasm

What excites you most about working at the new company? Mentally list out the reasons. If you can’t think of anything, then it might indicate that you’re not ready to spend a big chunk of your life with this organization. Make sure that the company is right for you.

On the other hand, you can try meeting your probable colleagues, moving into a new place nearby, thinking about the unique challenges in front of you, etc., and see if these prospects excite you.

The company’s culture

Always research the company culture carefully. By this phase, you may have already got an idea of the office culture

If this experience isn’t enough for you to judge, use company review sites like Glassdoor and look up appraisals and such.

Weigh the good and the bad and make a wise choice about working there.

Your wants

Apart from the main Salary, assess whether the job will provide for all your needs. What is the company’s stance on bonuses, health insurance, travel reimbursement, allowance, leave policies, retirement support, and other such additional benefits? Ask the HR or the hiring manager about all your options. Make sure your needs are met. You can’t take up the job only to quit and take up another one again. Be assiduous in your judgment.

The company’s future potential

During the interviewer, ask for a clear idea of the company’s development plan. Is their development plan in line with your career path? Also, infer why people leave the company, if any. Look up their turnover rate. Research the industry that the company deals with. Your career advancement depends on whether the company gives you space to improve. Ensure that all these factors concur.

Ask for Everything in Writing

Once you made up your mind to take the offer after the Negotiation and other stuff, Ask them to give it in writing. In this way, the chance of the company pulling back the offer is very minimal.

A Written agreement is considerably more authoritative than an oral arrangement.

They can’t pivot later and say that something wasn’t important for the offer, add work that isn’t part of the expected set of responsibilities

If they prefer not to give you anything recorded as a hard copy, it is a decent sign that this may not be the best organization for you to work with.

Know how they calculate employee KPI ?

This was the most critical section because Appraisals happen on this point. Your achievements and performances are thoroughly calculated before giving an Appraisal or increments. If you know the entire procedure, you can make track of your performance.

This will help in two ways

1-A copy with you to exactly know about your stats so that you can keep it as a reference during Appraisal or Increment

2-A track of your work and this will help you down the line to know the strategies you applied in the work which gave fruitful results and even in Job interviews to provide a brief about previous company work

Negotiate Salary

Once after considering all the offer details take a look at the Salary

• Is it enough?
• Any room for Negotiation?

If you can’t make due with the check, it will be an issue paying little mind to how extraordinary the advantages are.

Create a Budget if you are not sure about Salary. A budget plan will help you in how far your paycheck will stretch each month.

When to Turn Down a Job Offer

They will be “n” reasons for turning down a job offer. Maybe you didn’t like the Culture or Salary.

You have all the rights to decline the offer but be sure you turn it down Politely.

Once you have decided whether to accept or decline the offer, it’s time to let the employer know.

Take the time to formally accept or turn down the position and do it gracefully, so you don’t burn any bridges with the prospective employer.

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This is a handwritten article by Team InterviewBuddy.

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