According to several experts, It is necessary to know the company in depth, the internal culture and the growth opportunities that the position hassince in this way you could have greater success when making the decision to change jobs or accept a new professional opportunity.
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According to Teresa Rodríguez de Navarrete, founder and director of Crece Consultores, a human resources consultancy, There are several points to take into account before choosing a new job offer.
The first is to know the company, because this way you have clarity about the activity and the sector to which it will be dedicated. In addition, it is possible to know the competitive advantages that they offer in the field, the level of investment, the expectations of growth and expansion.
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In this way, too It is important to know how much your staff rotates, since this can be indicative of many things regarding the internal environment of the organization.
Similarly, it is relevant know the position you will haveif it is from level, administrative, executive or strategic; also, if the position has personnel in charge and the profile of those people.
Get to know the company’s sector and its dynamics well before making a decision.
“It also allows you to know and visualize your work in that position, if you like what you would do, if it motivates you, if it catches your attention, if it’s fun and interesting or if it doesn’t go with your personality,” explained the expert.
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It is necessary to inquire a little about Who would be your direct boss, what is your leadership style and how is the organization chart made up? so that you have a prior idea of what the dynamics are like in relation to the position.
Clearly, at the time of knowing the offer it is relevant to know the compensation and if additional benefits should be taken into account such as life, health, gasoline, insurance, savings, discounts, subsidies and any other policies.
In the case of the work environment, you can use the opportunity to go to the interview and observe the internal relations, or to ask someone to get an idea of the level of satisfaction of your employees.
Thinking about the future, you can ask for growth and training opportunities, respect for work-life balance, workload and the organization of the company.
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“Normally, a structured and organized company is a little more stable in terms of work and functions, roles and limits between areas are more clearly delimited, and people involved. Leaders are an important part of this organization, so research should be done on this point,” Rodríguez added.
