Showing posts with label Offer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Offer. Show all posts
2/22/13
1/17/13
How to Resist When an Employer Gives a Counter Offer
And so, that day came when you've finally decided to tell your employers that you're not happy with the job. Or there's a better career waiting for you outside the company. But then, the moment came and your boss gave you an option of staying in their nest in return for having a better salary. You lost the throat to answer.
Of course, employers' counter offers were verily, nastily tempting. And like any other temptations, the best way to not give in is to avoid it. Not unless you're still considering the possibility of staying on the company if you're given a really good proposal, (but that's another dangerous situation,) you don't have to wait for your employers to ask you. Ditch out as soon as you said it. But for the sake of being prepared to answer when the nerve-wrecking suggestion came, be decided on these possible scenarios:
1. Things won't be the same again after the offer
Even if you accept to stay, it doesn't assure you that you will keep the same professional and personal relationship with your bosses and colleagues. They will forever remember your infidelity and sooner or later, you might at last decide again to leave because of the bruised trust and relationship with the people around you. Another thing with loyalty, it might greatly impact your evaluation since the fact that you once decided to leave will be considered a factor on whether you shall be promoted or not.
2. What your boss thinks
"But we were just about to give you a raise. Why don't you consider this?"
Hang on. Before you're lured to answer yes, try to think what's behind the proposal. At best, it might be him trying to figure out how to be spared from the risk of being blamed for losing a good employee like you, at worst, it might be him blowing a lot of hot air to keep you temporarily while they're finding a replacement. Employers have counter offers as their mechanism from appearing like misgiving bourgeoisies. And when somebody quits, it will be their immediate boss to face the grilling. If there's anybody to trust, it's not someone who will benefit from making you stay. Believe the experts, this is no paranoia.
3. On skin-deep solutions
What made you quit? Is it really just the low compensation, or is it the company who didn't pay for what you're worth? Or it might be for some personal conflict. Or it might be problems in the working environment. If you think that a salary raise won't resolve your woes, then simply decline the offer. In the end, pecuniary matters are the least to consider when pursuing a lifetime career. A good compensation will only make you stay for a few weeks. A real motivating environment will make you stay and work happily.
4. The best resort
At the end of it all, what is said is said. No matter how you see it, accepting a counter proposal will only lead you to a career suicide. Loyalty is the word. It's too late to come back once you already uttered that you are not satisfied with your employer anymore. The best resort when all is said is to go back to your cubicle, clean your desk, wave happily, and look forward to finding a better career outside the bounds of your current employer.
And whenever employers give you counter offers, remember just three terse words: it won't work.
Nelly Marshall is a seasoned career author with more than a decade producing career development materials for a large base of recruitment agencies in the U.S. Most of his leisure time is spent on sports and photography.
Ways of Postponing a Job Offer Without Burning the Bridge
What if you've been offered two jobs on the same day? Or if you've been told that you passed the interview in a company when you're still waiting for the results from some bigger company?
It's difficult when you find yourself caught in a career dilemma. Nobody wanted to accept the work out of sheer pressure of the moment and without weighing other opportunities. In this case, you wanted to delay your offer so as to see what other prospective employers have in store for you. But you're afraid that you might blow up the opportunity presented at the moment.
And this brings us to the question: is there any possible way of postponing a job offer without turning off the employer who proposed it? Actually there are. Take note of these very helpful bits of advice when it comes to being torn apart between certainty and opportunity:
1. Ask for time to decide
Tell the employers honestly that you want to carefully weigh options before you plunge into the work. Most people appreciate honesty when it comes to business relationships. You may not please them for asking that you want some time to think it over, but definitely you would earn their trust for saying so. Most people will understand the situation, and there's no offense for telling that you are on the deciding stage of choosing an employer. Guilt is unreasonable; you're still not committed to the company who asks you to work with them.
2. Go on a vacation
Ask if they can discuss the details of the job after some time of scheduled vacation. You'll be surprised on how much they'd be generous on giving you the time to think of the proposal. But of course, you won't have to lie. Pack your bags for real and breathe in some fresh air- you need that to finally decide if you really want to take the opportunity. You can't clearly determine your opportunities if you'll stay in the same old routine at home. It's one clean way of postponing a job offer because you won't make them feel like you're doubtful on working with them. It's about time that you take a breather before you finally soak yourself into tiring corporate duties.
3. Request for a copy of some employment information or company data
Inquire about the company. Show your genuine interest by asking for a copy of some press release about them, a brochure, or even a copy of your employment terms and benefits package. In that way, you don't only have the materials to find out how good are your employers, you also have the time to think about it while they're processing the documents. Another plus factor is that you'll make them feel that you are sincerely considering working with them by asking the details of their business.
4. Say Thank You
That's the secret sauce. Express your gratefulness for being chosen as their employee. Companies love to feel that they are being valued and appreciated. If you find it hard to say that you're still weighing options from other businesses, at least make them see that you are honored to be picked out from the hundreds of applicants out there. Postponing a job offer doesn't always necessarily mean that you have to ruin your professional relationship with the company. Sometimes it's about keeping the ties and being thankful even if you are still not accepting the post.
Melinda Edwards works as a career consultant and has been invited in many forums and events on human resource management. She is also a time management expert who effectively performs her roles both as a career woman and a mother.
10/1/12
I'm a Recent College Graduate - What Do I Have to Offer?
The following question recently crossed my desk:
"I am a recent college graduate and have never worked anywhere except at fast-food places and gas stations. How can I build a decent resume from that?"
Actually, this graduate has more going for her than she realizes. First of all, she needs to focus on where she is headed, career-wise. Do her college courses point her in the right direction? She can do a resume that shows her overall objective, followed by a summary of her skills and relevant courses, to show potential employers she knows her stuff. She should be sure to include her undergraduate degree and overall GPA (as long as it's above 3.0), and her GPA in her major, which should be significantly higher than the overall GPA.
There are plenty of items she could place on her resume, including her academic major (if it's relevant to where she wants to go), relevant coursework, academic honors, scholarship, co-op or internship, special projects, extracurricular activities... "What she learned while in college" could probably fill the resume if she thinks long and hard about it.
And she should not be so quick to belittle her experience working at fast-food outlets. Many such chains provide excellent managerial training for their staff, realizing that it's in their best interest to do so. More than likely, she learned the value of working with a team, of being in charge of a group of diverse people, of providing outstanding customer service; she may even have been selected to attend the chain's management training school.
In my own career, I managed a convenience store (too long ago to put on a resume now). The experience taught me how to balance cash receipts, how to multi-task (in the form of slicing lunch meat, performing the cash balance, and working a cash register), how to deal with customers in the most diplomatic way possible, and how to direct a group of part-time workers, molding these diverse personalities into a cohesive team all working toward a common goal. I certainly mentioned that experience on my resume back when it was more relevant.
There are also plenty of external resources available, including a great book by my good friend Louise Kursmark, called "Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads." Check it out, and for Pete's sake, recent students, don't just throw your hands up and decide you have nothing to offer an employer!
8/10/12
I'm a Recent College Graduate - What Do I Have to Offer?
The following question recently crossed my desk:
"I am a recent college graduate and have never worked anywhere except at fast-food places and gas stations. How can I build a decent resume from that?"
Actually, this graduate has more going for her than she realizes. First of all, she needs to focus on where she is headed, career-wise. Do her college courses point her in the right direction? She can do a resume that shows her overall objective, followed by a summary of her skills and relevant courses, to show potential employers she knows her stuff. She should be sure to include her undergraduate degree and overall GPA (as long as it's above 3.0), and her GPA in her major, which should be significantly higher than the overall GPA.
There are plenty of items she could place on her resume, including her academic major (if it's relevant to where she wants to go), relevant coursework, academic honors, scholarship, co-op or internship, special projects, extracurricular activities... "What she learned while in college" could probably fill the resume if she thinks long and hard about it.
And she should not be so quick to belittle her experience working at fast-food outlets. Many such chains provide excellent managerial training for their staff, realizing that it's in their best interest to do so. More than likely, she learned the value of working with a team, of being in charge of a group of diverse people, of providing outstanding customer service; she may even have been selected to attend the chain's management training school.
In my own career, I managed a convenience store (too long ago to put on a resume now). The experience taught me how to balance cash receipts, how to multi-task (in the form of slicing lunch meat, performing the cash balance, and working a cash register), how to deal with customers in the most diplomatic way possible, and how to direct a group of part-time workers, molding these diverse personalities into a cohesive team all working toward a common goal. I certainly mentioned that experience on my resume back when it was more relevant.
There are also plenty of external resources available, including a great book by my good friend Louise Kursmark, called "Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads." Check it out, and for Pete's sake, recent students, don't just throw your hands up and decide you have nothing to offer an employer!
8/3/12
I'm a Recent College Graduate - What Do I Have to Offer?
The following question recently crossed my desk:
"I am a recent college graduate and have never worked anywhere except at fast-food places and gas stations. How can I build a decent resume from that?"
Actually, this graduate has more going for her than she realizes. First of all, she needs to focus on where she is headed, career-wise. Do her college courses point her in the right direction? She can do a resume that shows her overall objective, followed by a summary of her skills and relevant courses, to show potential employers she knows her stuff. She should be sure to include her undergraduate degree and overall GPA (as long as it's above 3.0), and her GPA in her major, which should be significantly higher than the overall GPA.
There are plenty of items she could place on her resume, including her academic major (if it's relevant to where she wants to go), relevant coursework, academic honors, scholarship, co-op or internship, special projects, extracurricular activities... "What she learned while in college" could probably fill the resume if she thinks long and hard about it.
And she should not be so quick to belittle her experience working at fast-food outlets. Many such chains provide excellent managerial training for their staff, realizing that it's in their best interest to do so. More than likely, she learned the value of working with a team, of being in charge of a group of diverse people, of providing outstanding customer service; she may even have been selected to attend the chain's management training school.
In my own career, I managed a convenience store (too long ago to put on a resume now). The experience taught me how to balance cash receipts, how to multi-task (in the form of slicing lunch meat, performing the cash balance, and working a cash register), how to deal with customers in the most diplomatic way possible, and how to direct a group of part-time workers, molding these diverse personalities into a cohesive team all working toward a common goal. I certainly mentioned that experience on my resume back when it was more relevant.
There are also plenty of external resources available, including a great book by my good friend Louise Kursmark, called "Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads." Check it out, and for Pete's sake, recent students, don't just throw your hands up and decide you have nothing to offer an employer!
2/27/12
Choose Resume Writing Companies That Offer Great Deals
Resume writing companies can be the perfect solution to every job seeker's needs.
Most companies that offer writing services encourage people to call them for a free phone consultation with one of their experts, hoping that these callers will later sign up to order their services at a certain price. These businesses have been in the scene for years, some operating for more than a decade while many claiming to have triggered hundreds of success stories in various professions and industries, from entry level positions to manager and executive positions.
As a marketing tool, job hunt tool should be able to highlight the qualities and strengths of a job seeker. For this reason, employers and hiring managers are always interested to see a job seeker's application before deciding to invite him or her for an interview.
Of course, we all know that job seekers can easily find hundreds, or perhaps thousands, templates that they can use for their job application. However, they alone cannot create an excellent copy that shows the applicant's career personality the way professional writers do.
A quality application generates strong impression and convinces the reader to invite the job applicant to an interview, the next stage of the hiring process. Nonetheless, this can be achieved through a perfectly written resume. Considering these requirements, don't you think you need to talk to a professional writer?
Quality service
Who does not want quality service?
Commitment to provide quality services at affordable prices are the common guiding principles of resume writing companies that have invested time and resources to make both creative and marketing efforts work, despite the hardening of the current job market.
Instead of using the so-called template-generated and cookie-cutter approach, legitimate firms consider their job seekers' unique individuality. All phases of production are done in-house by no less than professionals.
Their success is measured by results that certified writers produce one-by-one, helping clients to get more job interviews and ultimately make a hassle-free transition to their new jobs.
Their continuous operation is determined by the growing number of satisfied clients as well as unsolicited testimonials and referrals received on a regular basis.
These companies also have strategically developed and combined keyword-rich contents and powerful appearance into one single document. Outputs of these companies add value to their clients' careers and personalities.
Deals
When a client orders a specific writing service, the service provider offers to make the custom-designed product in four formats such as Word, PDF, ASCII, and keyword scannable. This service is complimented by a one-on-one phone consultation.
There are also service providers that even guarantee a 30- day job interview. Along with this guarantee are additional services such as free revision, free reference list, free thank-you letter, and free formats.
Some resume writing companies offer comprehensive packages that include unlimited revisions for a certain period until the client is satisfied, and other time- and money-saving employment services such as career marketing advice, interview preparation tips, salary negotiation, as well as posting and distribution system.
Kate Ross-Myers works for a New-York based human resources magazine. She has a broad experience in preparing resource materials on hiring, recruitment, and training. Kate also speaks on forums and conventions on employee wellness and growth.
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