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The prospect of escalation in salary, a better organisation to work for, tempting perks, and a better growth prospect may be so overbearing while contemplating a job change that one might well overlook some more pertinent aspects that call for even more deliberation and forethought. Fine, a bigger company hired you; a higher salary is on offer; the growth potential is much more, but think again- is there absolutely nothing left to ponder over?
May be that your role in your new organisation turns out to be entirely different to what you had anticipated- one that you don't fit in. Or possibly you don't derive the same degree of work satisfaction that you had been expecting. Worse still, the company you chose impetuously might come out to be into an industry quite extraneous to your field of specialization; for instance, you earned substantial expertise as a Marketing Executive in IT industry, and then you thoughtlessly went on to join a drugs and medicine company!
Your new job in such a situation can become a tormenting drudgery and you might end up regretting and cursing the impulsiveness that shoved you to apply for that job. That would just be the moment when you'd realize that you ought to have delved into the new job and the company a bit more.
By doing a bit of homework prior to applying for a job, you can preclude the nuisance and harassment of an unbecoming job. Just rummage for the following specifics before taking a plunge into the prospect of a new job:
- The type of industry the company is in. This one is the foremost issue to be made out, since landing up in a suitable position but in an impertinent industry could prove terribly disastrous for your career.
- Your job requirements and the skills you'll need to use.
- Corporate history of the company and the growth pattern that it has shown over the years. Sometimes, selecting a new small company with rapid escalation could be as good as or even better than selecting a big company, which is stagnant in terms of growth.
- Current Market Status of the company, since this will presage to a great extent where would the company be, or in other words where shall you be down the line.
- Branches, sister concerns and associates of the company. This will further allude to the corporate competence of the company.
- Organisational structure and the work environment of the company.
- Salary and Increment pattern company.
- Company's Competitors and the current needs of the company.
- Whether or not training is imparted to the employees. Some companies do follow this practice to brush up and further groom the skills of the employees.
- Corporate philosophy and work culture of the company.
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Where to amass the information from? |
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The following sources can be handy in helping you accumulate the required relevant information:
- Company's website.
- Facts collected from magazines, journals, and other reliable printed material.
- Company's brochures and similar promotional material.
- Company's employees.
- Stock exchange editions.
- Libraries.
- Trade Associations.
One stitch in time will save you nine in the future. So rather than jumping to decisions hastily, you ought to act with a little prudence. A bit of precaution will pay you off enormously in the long run.
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