Taking up job offers should be done meticulously and well-planned. Job seekers should put a lot of things into consideration before taking up any job offer to avoid quitting too early or being disappointed after that take up a new role.
Before a job seeker would take up a new job, the job description should be properly spelt out and known to the employee, the employee should be comfortable with the entire working environment and finances.
See important things to check before taking up job offers:
1. Salary
Getting a salary is one of the motivation for work and when it is not coming as expected or delayed, employees will tend to loose motivation to work. Before taking up a job offer, get to know the time range/period of payment.
Will you be paid annually, weekly, monthly or annually?
Will tax be extracted from your salary?
Will there be a retirement plan after you retire?
2. Office environment
It is important that job seekers know what the office environment looks like, they should know the hours they are supposed to work.
Time for lunch/break if there would be?
Dress code for office work. If a particular office has certain ethics and conducts concerning dress codes, you need to know them and know if you can abide by them.
Get to know if you can take your kids along to the office when they are on holidays.
3. Vacation/Holidays
No job seeker would want to get into a job that would not give opportunity to go on vacations or on holidays or to take a leave.
If there would be public holidays will your office adhere to them?
Will there be time allocated for vacations.
4. Reputation
Every job seeker would be proud to work with a company with a reputable name. You wouldn’t want to work in a company that would be shutting down months or few years of running.
Get to read reviews about companies and their mode of running.
