How to Choose Your Next Employer

by Herman, Roger E.; Gioia, Joyce L.; Perry, Andrew T.

• ISBN13: 9781886939370
• ISBN10: 1886939373
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Midpoint Trade Books Inc

Summary

Now that workers have a choice about where they work and what kind of work they'll do, they are faced with the challenge of deciding where to go. They are concerned about what criteria to use in making their decisions and how to find the employers to target. This book provides a road map for the job-chooser's decision making process. Each proposed criteria is explained so readers can create a profile of their ideal employer. The vast amount of information that is provided is drawn from the authors' research and actually constitutes a sort of inside-out look at the process. This is a guide-book through the jungle of recruiter mumbo-jumbo. Readers will know what questions to ask, what to look for, and how to make their all-important informed choices.

Table of Contents

Disclaimer	ix
Introduction	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Part One: Preparation
What Are You Looking For?	3	(6)
How to Use This Book	9	(6)
Criteria for Selection: An Overview	15	(14)
Part Two: Making the Choice
The Company	29	(12)
The Culture	41	(16)
Leadership and Working Styles	57	(14)
Working Environment	71	(18)
Benefits	89	(20)
Compensation	109	(14)
The Intangibles	123	(20)
Part Three: Conclusion
Putting It All Together	143	(8)
Appendix A. Scoresheets	151	(32)
Appendix B. Sabbaticals	183	(4)
Appendix C. Self-Employment	187	(4)
Appendix D. Temporary Work and Temp-to-Hire	191	(4)
Appendix E. On-Line Job Hunting	195	(6)
Index	201	(18)
About the Authors	219