Job Search Tips

When looking for a job how much consideration do you give the company? The truth is people looking for a job often don’t consider the company very much. In my experience most job candidates that show up for interviews take at most five minutes to review the company’s website. This is the extent of their company research.

This is not a good game plan. When you choose to accept a position you are making one of the most significant decisions of your life. Think about it, with whom you spend more time with, your spouse or Joe in the next cube over. Usually you spend more waking hours around Joe then the person who you made vows with.

What kind of company is it? Do people tend to work 9 – 5 (at some company’s everyone works until 7:00 PM). How is the commute from where you live? Is the company in a growth field? Do you believe in their core product or service? What kind of charities is the company involved with? How are their employees treated? How do ex-employees speak about their experience with the company?

These are all important questions that you should have answered before agree to work for anyone. If you don’t know the answer then you will find out the hard way.