The marketplace has clearly shifted to a candidate
driven market. What that means is that a
lot of qualified people are on the move.
With all that activity and interest in you, it is easy to overlook some
very critical, very obvious things (conditions) that can make your new move,
your “great” new job a disaster.
One of those critical factors, perhaps the most
critical of factors is the culture of the organization. If you make a move into a new company with a
culture that doesn’t match up with your style, you will struggle to keep your balance.
There are a number of key indicators that you should
consider. I’m reminded of an old Lynyrd
Skynyrd song titled “What's that smell?” Pay attention to the atmosphere in an
organization. You can “smell” a company
when you are talking on the phone to someone inside the organization. You can “smell” a company when you are
sitting in the lobby, waiting for an interview.
When you are walking to the interview location, pay attention to how the
people interact with each other. Pay
attention to the interviewer’s attitude toward you, the other people, the
process itself.
Next, pay attention to the interviewer’s answers to
your questions. You should always go to
an interview prepared to ask your own questions. Remember that the interview process is a
two-way street. You are interviewing
them as well. Ask real, important
questions and write down the answers.
These answers will serve you well as you review your day, compare one
person’s answers to another in the organization and to judge the reaction of
the answer given.
Finally, your research into a company will give you
some additional background and insight into the organization.
All these indicators can be insights to the culture of
the new company. Pay attention to these subtleties
and remember, you are planning to spend more time with this company than you do
with your family.
David (Mac) McElhaney
Managing Partner
Global Recruiters of Huntsville
Global Recruiters of Huntsville
102 Clinton Ave, West
Suite 201
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 256-533-1444 Ext
201
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