The document provides tips for researching a potential new employer before accepting a job offer. It recommends talking to current and former employees to learn more about the company beyond what is presented in recruitment materials and annual reports. Specifically, you should learn about the company's products, customers, markets, location, objectives, finances, reputation, growth rate, job requirements, expectations, needs, size, responsibilities, independence, and compensation compared to other similar companies. Doing thorough research from multiple sources can help you determine if the company and job are a good fit for your strengths.

1. First
Impressions

2. Management series

3. Inspiration from
Management book
M tb k

4. I often listen
“ First impression “
is the
“ Last impression”
L ti i ”

5. If you know your basic
direction,

6. Recognize what you need

7. Value

8. Strengths

9. Weaknes

10. you will be in a position to sort
out what kind of organization
you should work for.

11. Most important is to try to
match your strengths with the
company’s needs.

12. Success in one company does
not guarantee success in
another

13. The first link with a company
often occurs when you read its
recruitment advertisement in a
newspaper

14. Such ad tend to glorify the
company

15. The job

16. The person needs to fill the
post.
t

17. You need to find out much
more about a company you are
considering joining.

18. Talk to friends, colleagues,
people who have left the
company

19. If possible

20. Those who are currently
working there
You might pick up some
company gossip from the local
bar.

21. Keep your eyes and ears open
to the media and specially the
pages of the financial press.

22. Get hold of the company s annual
company’s
reports from the last two or three
years and those of its chief
competitors and compare them

23. Remember

24. However, that their report is
p
prepared primarily for
shareholders or potential
shareholders, bankers and
financial institution and the
financial press.

25. Consequently, it tries to show
the company in the best
possible light.

26. The company reports will
contain much accounting
jargon; don’t let it put you off.

27. With careful read thought and
some common sense, you should
be able to deduce a considerable
amount about the

28. Company’s products
People,
Customer
Markets,
Physical
Location,
Objectives

29. Financial strength
The comparative analysis over
several yeas is often the richest
source of information

30. Reputation
What is the company s reputation
company’s
in the market?

31. Strength
How fast and how much is the
company expanding?

32. Requirements
What exactly does the job
require?

33. Expectations
E t ti
Don’t be put off by high demands,
you may not be perfect, but nobody
else is either?

34. Needs and wants
Does the company have
reputation for efficiency and
profitability?

35. Size
How big is the organization unit in
which you will work?

36. Perfection
Where exactly will you fit in the
chain of command?

37. Self actualization
To what extent will you be on
your own?

38. Self worth
How generous is the salary in
comparison with other companies
in the same field?

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