How Do You Evaluate Multiple Job Offers?
When you receive one job offer, it is usually pretty easy to decide whether to take it or not. When you receive several at the same time, it can be more difficult weighing one against the other. Not wanting to choose the wrong one can scare a lot of people, and this is one place where you do not want to make a rash decision, as it will affect the next few years of your life. Make up a list of factors that you will use to decide if it is a good job offer. You can find one already made in the References below. It should include things such as salary, position, location and benefits. Make a copy for each job offer. The lists should be exactly the same so that you are not favoring one job over the other. Give each factor a grade on how it relates to you, based on the following scale. 0 = No importance 1 = Small importance 2 = Somewhat important 3 = Important 4 = Very Important 5 = Can’t do without Grade each item again based on how well each one meets your needs. For example, if the salary
