Blog Post: Criteria For Your Next Career Move

To help target your job search campaign, and later to help you reach a decision on which would be the most appropriate job offer to accept, I would submit that you consider the criteria listed below. Consider each item individually. Rank each item on a scale of 1 to 10 (lowest to highest) in importance to you. Next, use the same criteria and rank your present or last job. Later, as you begin to receive offers compare multiple offers to each other and to your present or last position to help in your decision on which offer to accept.

            Item                                                    Importance    Present or              Offers

                                                                             To You         Last Job            A      B      C

Advancement opportunities

Autonomy

Benefits

Challenge

Commuting distance

Creativity

Geographic location

Leisure time

Mentor availability

Power and influence

Prestige

Product line

Respect for Co-workers

Salary

Job security (apparent)

Size of company

Stress health

Title

Travel

Variety