Sounds pretty simple but there is skill to it.
In a recent issue of Businessweek, Jack and Suzy Welsh (he of GE success and fame) offer five other criteria that I think can help those of you who haven't engaged in the process I coach. They are offered in response to a question from a reader who has to choose between two offers where the writer has an offer from a respected company for a job with work they are passionate about but unpleasant co-workers without team spirit and from a so-so company with work they are OK with and people they really enjoy. The money is the same.
Jack and Suzy offer these criteria:
1.Will the new job be filled with workers who share my sensibilities, or will I have to zone out or fake it to get along?
2. Will the new job stretch my mind and build my skills, and otherwise take me out of my comfort zone, or am I entering at the top of my game?
3.Will the new job open or close doors for me should I ever leave?
4. Will the new job turn my crank, touch my soul and give me meaning?
5. Who am I making happy by taking this job, and am I OK with that bargain?
Jeff Altman
The Big Game Hunter
Concepts in Staffing
thebiggamehunter@cisny.com
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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, is Managing Director with Concepts in Staffing, a New York search firm, He has successfully assisted many corporations identify management leaders and staff in many disciplines since 1971. He is a certified leader of the ManKind Project, a not for profit organization that assists men with life issues, and a practicing psychotherapist.
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