- Vision
- Culture
- Development
- Location
Job hunting is a time consuming activity, but one with a great pay off.
Having a successful CV, Resume, or Application Form will result in a large number of invitations to be interviewed.
Organisations are in constant search for the best talent. If an applicant possesses the required level of knowledge and experience, employers will want to hire them! With a high number of interview offers, some with competing dates, career professionals need to make the tricky choice of which interview offers to accept.
In fact, it’s pointless attending a job interview if by the interview end you can’t wait to leave. The worst situation to be in is to be employed by an organisation that you cant do business with.
These 4 questions will help you decide if it is even worth attending the job interview in the first place
Should I attend the job interview question 1
Do you believe in the company vision?
The company vision is crucial to an employee’s workplace happiness. The vision is aligned to the company’s values and the company values influence management decision making. Workplace happiness comes from shared values between the employer and employee. Say, for example, that the employee values include being environmentally friendly, but the organisation values profit before anything else. In this scenario, the employer makes decisions based on profit which could include cheaper but not environmentally friendly purchases, which affect the employee’s motivation.
Compare this to an environmentally friendly employee who works for a ‘green’ organisation. The employee works harder and is happier as their vision of the company is the employee’s personal mission.
Should I attend the job interview question 2
Culture kills motivation
The culture of a company increases and decreases employees’ motivational levels. Imagine an employee who is very creative and innovative, after being highly successful in one organisation they move to a new company – doing the same role, in the same sector, only for a salary increase.
On paper everything is the same, so surely the industry expert should perform just as well as they did in their last position? In the new company, though, the culture is more procedure driven, deadlines, data and planning are the key to the new organisation success. This disparity between how the employee and organisation work demotivates the new employee, reducing their ability to be creative and therefore successful.
Should I attend the job interview question 3
Development or die
One thing that is clear for a successful career in the current climate is having workplace and professional development. As the world of work keeps changing at a rapid pace, career professionals need to keep on top of industry-related changes and sector updates.
Without gaining new skills, gathering new qualifications and understanding the impact of sector technology, a career professional can be left behind. Purchasing your own development opportunities can be highly expensive.
For continuous development, the career hunger individual needs an employer who will fund their professional development.
Should I attend the job interview question 4
Location, location, location
What is the flexibility of the new organisation? Can employees have a home office, is their flexibility in start times, is remote working an option?
If the job is office-based, what is the duration of travel to and from work? What route would the applicant take to work? Research shows how travel affects stress and stress affects work happiness
Plus the cost of travel or not traveling adds up and can take a big chunk out of the employee’s pay package.
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