How to Avoid Bad Companies
Saturday August 23, 2008
As you may know, I always encourage job seekers to make sure that their application materials are perfect. I tell you to be sure that your resumes and cover letters are targeted to the jobs you are applying for. Then, I remind you to check, double check, and triple check for typos and grammatical errors.
Most job seekers do a good job of making sure that all the resumes and cover letters they send are perfect.
What happens though, when someone goes to all that effort only to discover that the employer doesn't pay similar attention to detail or simply isn't a place anyone would want to work? Here are the warning signs to watch for, if you have reservations about whether this is the right company for you.
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Often when looking at a medium-to-large sized company, it depends entirely on the department or division where you work. Even more important is who you work with and for. I’ve often found people were somewhat dismayed by the overall tone of a company, but their immediate team (or department) and their supervisors set the tone that worked for them. While there are companies that are just difficult to work for, there are more companies that have pockets of discontented workers (usually traceable to a manager or supervisor) and an overall success rate of a great place to work. What’s even more discouraging is to go to work for a great supervisor and have them leave in a short period of time to be replaced by a challenging, micro-manager. When that happens, tough choices have to be made as to whether you stay or go. It is an individual decision. I’ve seen those who stuck it out and were fortunate to have the next supervisor/ manager be a wonderful professional. I’ve seen the opposite as well.
At the end of the day, it is all about relationships.