Introduction: Lead Engineering Recruiter Jeff Moore is back at it again in this week's Recruiter Tips & Tricks post. Today he talks about what you should consider when deciding between multiple offers. For more information on internship, full-time and other opportunities at Google, add the Google Students page to your circles on Google+. The team - The single most important thing in your first job or any job is the team. You will be working with these people at least 40 hours a week so you have to like them. Also, you want to work with great, smart and talented people. If the team doesn’t wow you, don’t take the job. If you think it’s a superstar team, you’re likely to really be happy with the decision.The opportunity - Jobs are about opportunities. Opportunities to grow, learn, manage, lead and a host of other things. When considering multiple offers you have to weigh your options and consider which one will present you with the best opportunities. Now, what the “best” opportunities are will depend on your priorities and what you hope to make of your career so now is the time to make sure you have that figured out!The location - Do you like to be near your family? Friends? Near the ocean? Location is absolutely critical in deciding what role to take. What you do when you are NOT at work is important. You should be happy in the office and then even happier when you are not at work. You want to make sure that whatever offer you accept is in a place where you can be happy and have a really healthy work/life balance. The money - Ok, so I lied about doing these in no particular order. The money is important, but not nearly as important as the things I’ve mentioned above. Think about it. Would you rather make $75K and be happy or make $80K and be miserable? In my opinion, you can’t put a price on your happiness. Now, that being said, you do have to consider the total compensation as all offers are not created equally. Some offers will have a bonus included, equity, stock purchase programs, free food, great benefits, etc. All of these represent compensation and need to be part of your decision making process; however, don’t be lulled into thinking that compensation is the end all, be all of your decision—it’s not.Posted by Jeff Moore, Lead Engineering Recruiter
4 comments :
Great article, Jeff. Reading these makes the entire general process of internships really exciting!
What are your thoughts about growth in regards to a specific location? If I received an offer for a company that had various locations, would it be smarter for me to choose a city that has a lower cost of living in the event that I am able to continue with the company? For example, would it be smarter to choose the Google Austin office over Google Mountain View or Google NYC?
Of course each situation would be different for each different company, but as a general rule is this something that should be heavily considered?
Thanks for your input!
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I just need a chance to prove myself..
Thanks in late @jeff bro_ for this sharing.
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