Immediate and long-range factors to consider
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Long-Range |
| Job content |
Type of work |
Opportunity for growth |
| Development |
Training |
Continuing education |
| Direction |
Supervision |
Quality of management |
| Work climate |
Work environment |
Company values |
| Compensation |
Pay and benefits |
Compensation philosophy |
Evaluating your choices
- Review the items in Column 1 and add any other factors that you might use in deciding about a job.
- In Column 2, check off the items that would influence your decision about a job offer.
- Use Column 3 to prioritize the factors you've checked off; give each a letter.
A = I must have this (most important)
B = I really want this (important)
C = This would be nice to have (least important)
| Column 1: Job decision factors |
Column 2: Factors that influence me |
Column 3: Priorities |
| Fulfilling work |
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| Variety of work |
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| Responsibility |
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| Recognition |
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| Autonomy |
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| Challenge |
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| Advancement opportunity |
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| Schedule |
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| Working conditions |
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| Customer contact |
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| Type of customers |
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| Salary |
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| Fringe benefits |
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| Training program |
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| Location of job |
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| Commuting distance |
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| Size of institution |
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| Friendliness of staff |
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| Friendliness of co-workers |
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How to decide what you want to do..