Job Offers – how to decide

Attending an interview can be a nerve wracking experience so you need to be well prepared to have the best chance of landing the job you want.

If you are going to resign from your job, do so with complete dignity and professionalism. Keep your resignation letter short and sweet with the date you will be leaving.

Don’t feel guilty about leaving, you are in a business relationship and people do move on and the company will survive without you! Offer to help cross train your replacement and assure your boss that you’ll give 100% effort to the last.

You may well get a counter offer when you hand in your notice and this may seem attractive but bear in mind the reasons you wanted to leave in the first place. Have the reasons changed? Be sure you are not postponing the inevitable.

Think about the reasons you are changing direction…

• Career progression – Are your prospects better at the new company? Are the people nicer? It’s useless being in a job that pays more but where you have no prospects or the environment isn’t great.
• Culture – Does the company ambitions match with yours?
• Work/life balance – Do the hours work for you? Is the commute better? Will you be sacrificing time with family & friends?

If these points tick all your boxes then go for it. If not, think carefully before making what could be a life changing decision.

Good luck!