Thanks to a booming economy, there is no shortage of legal job opportunities. From trial attorney to paralegal, the Web offers thousands of openings.
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Your job should provide not only a paycheck, but some measure of reward. You probably spend at least 40 hours per week there. A promotion may be the key to getting more reward out of your working hours. But earning a promotion can be more work than you think. Your workplace may be very competitive, or there may not be much room for advancement. Regardless, keeping these tips in mind may be the boost you need to keep your name at the top of upper management’s list of candidates. These tips are courtesy of Kate Lorenz, editor at CareerBuilder.com.
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There are several different appropriate ways to accept or decline a job offer, but there are also a number of ways that are not appropriate.
While it is not common for a company to rescind its job offer to a new hire, it is also not unheard of. You do not want to lose the job offer, and more importantly, you want to start off on the right foot at your new company.
When you get a job offer, keep these tips in mind so that you do not do or say the wrong thing.
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Most Americans work for only one reason: money. This is true of employees from warehouse or construction workers to top-earning actors and singers. It is essential that we each earn a living. Hopefully we are lucky enough to get a job doing what we love and what we are passionate about. Making a difference is a priority of many people. Many workers fresh out of college take jobs in industries that inspire them, rather than what earns them the most money. This opportunity to discover which fields or industries inspire you is wonderful and cannot be replicated. Later in life, family obligations may become more pressing or the need to save for retirement may force you to make choices about earning more money. Employees during this time find themselves asking “what am I worth?” This question is completely normal and everyone asks it. When taking a new position, many new employees accept the offered salary but question in the back of their minds “how much am I worth?”
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After the job search, interviews and multiple job offers, there are many decisions to be made. Granted, choosing between job offers is a nice problem to have, but this decision should not be made lightly or on limited criteria. Most people look first to salary and make a hasty and poorly considered decision based only on this. While salary is important, of course, future employees should think about other factors. While the salary of one offer may be more than another, the company may be farther from your home or offer fewer benefits. Consult this list before making any decisions.
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