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Recruiter Tips & Tricks: You've accepted a job offer...now what?
December 7, 2011
Introduction: Since
September
, Lead Engineering Recruiter Jeff Moore has been writing weekly posts for our
Recruiter Tips & Tricks
series. His posts have covered a wide range of topics from
how to navigate a career fair
to
tips for acing a technical interview
. This week he wraps up the series with a post that discusses what you should keep in mind once you accept a job offer. Can't get enough of Jeff's tips? Keep an eye out for him on the
Google Students
page on Google+. You never know where he may show up!
Hopefully all the stuff we’ve talked about the last three months has paid off (if it hasn’t...it will!) and you’ve decided on a job. Awesome! Congrats! The only thing left is to show up on your first day right? Wrong....as crazy as it sounds there are still things you need to do to prepare for your new job.
Finish your degree
- The most obvious tip of them all...I’ve been saving this one for the last post. Chances are, the offer you just accepted is contingent upon you completing your degree. And you didn’t think it was important to read the fine print, eh? So, even though you’ve got a job and you’re feeling good about your future...don’t lose sight of the present and finish your education.
Stop interviewing
- And the second most obvious tip of this series...seriously, once you accept a job it’s time to stop interviewing with other companies. Honor your commitment to your new employer.
Keep up to date on your future employer
- The tip here is to make sure that you are up to date on the biggest issues facing your current employer. You don’t need to be obsessive about this but you also don’t want to be the person who shows up on your first day to find out the company went out of business 3 months ago...yet no one called to tell you the news. Additionally, keeping up to date will allow you to be prepared for anything on your first day and show your new boss that you’ve been committed and excited about the role since you accepted.
Get your life in order
- Before you start this next adventure in your life, make sure you have a place to live, transportation to/from work and everything you need to be able to focus on work from day one. The last thing you want to do is show up to work disheveled and distracted because your personal life is a mess and you’re worried about where you’re staying next week. Take the time and energy you need to get settled and show up on your first day fired up and ready to go!
Enjoy your last few months as a student
- You still have some studying to do, but with your job hunt out of the way you should have more time to relax and enjoy these last few months of student life! Soak up the campus experience, spend quality time with your friends (who will soon be scattered all over the world), and celebrate. You worked hard, you earned it.
Ok, that’s it this week and for this series. I hope we’ve been able to help those of you starting out with your career and found a few of these tips to be helpful. For those of you still looking for a job; keep networking and good things will happen. Good luck out there!
Posted by Jeff Moore, Lead Engineering Recruiter
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