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Presentation – How to Tell if a Job Is the Right
Fit
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3. Today, I’m going to show you…
How to find out if the job
and the company are
going to be a good fit
for YOU.

4. The main goal for today is…
To walk you through how to evaluate:
A Job AND
An Offer
Hidden Gives you another layer of knowledge that will
Bonus help you sell yourself for the job.

5. You’ll Do This 3 Ways:
1
Analyze Yourself and Your Goals
2
Research Companies
3
Ask the Right Questions

6. Figure Out What You Want
• Make a list of “must haves” in order to
prioritize opportunities –
– Features of your ideal job.
– Whether you need to stay in a certain
geographic area.
– Whether you want to work for a small or
large organization.
– How important it is for you to have
advancement opportunities.
– Whether or not you are willing to travel.

7. Personality Tests
I recommend that my client
companies use personality tests
to benchmark their best
employees in order to make
better decisions on new hires.
If a particular personality consistently does well… then it
follows that a new hire with those same personality traits
has a good chance of also doing well.

8. Personality tests benefit you in other
ways, too.
• If you take one on your own, you can
see if the job you’re in or want is a
good match. Is there -
– A good chance you’ll do well?
– Something else that you could transition
into that would be a better fit?
• Maybe it will prove that you’re a
perfect fit for the job you want, and…
You can use it in your favor.

9. DISC uses four parameters to determine job
suitability: dominance, influence, steadiness
and conscientiousness.
The Caliper assessment test measures
your personality, motivations, behavioral
patterns and potential to succeed.
The Occupational Personality Questionnaire
or OPQ provides a comprehensive overview
of your strengths and weaknesses.

10. Job seekers usually get a little freaked
out…
• Their main concern is “will I get it
right so I get the job?”
• That’s the wrong way to look at it.
• First - you can’t fake your way
through a personality test.
• Second - if you could fake it, you’d
end up with a job that you’re likely
to fail at because you’re not a good
natural fit.

11. Because employers value the results…
• There’s no reason you can’t use
them in your favor.
• Take one of these tests on your
own to see if you’re a good fit for a
job or even the type of work.
• Use it to send to someone who’s
thinking about hiring you as more
proof that you’re a good candidate
for the job.
The results become another
selling point in your favor.

12. Do Your Research
• There is no substitute for doing
your homework.
• There are a lot of things you can
find out about a career path, a job,
or a particular company if you look
for it.
The more research you can do,
the better-prepared you’ll be.

13. I Highly Recommend Job Shadowing
• It’s good for anyone who’s switching
careers or transitioning jobs.
• Even one day of shadowing someone
gives you –
– An education you can’t get anywhere else.
– The jargon of the job.
– More to talk about during your interview.
It makes you look like a real
go-getter candidate.

14. Informational Interviews
• You can learn a lot about a job and
about a company by spending 15
minutes with someone who either
does that job or works with that
company.
– Do not ask for a job lead.
– Be prepared with questions.
– Find out what you can.
– Send a thank you note.

15. You never know what you’re going to
get…
• Insider Information
• A New Network Contact
• General Advice
It’s all going to be something that will give
you material you need to find a job lead or
sell yourself as a candidate.

16. The idea behind both of these…
• Is to just spend more time talking
with someone who knows.
• Do the same thing in your
interview process… if they ask you
back for a second interview –
– Try to make sure you’re meeting with
as many people as you can.
– Ask questions:
• About the Company • Mission
• A Typical Day • Goals
• Work Environment

17. Investigate Online
• Many companies maintain a
LinkedIn page, and it will often tell
you a lot more than the corporate
website.
• See a partial list of employees…
start checking out their profiles.
• Look for discussions... you can learn
a lot.

18. Google is the next source.
• See if the company has been in the
news or made any announcements.
– Are they growing? What does their
stock value look like?
• Everything you can find tells you a
little more about whether or not
you want to work there.

19. Ask Questions
• Asking questions is vital in the
interview.
• Avoid asking anything you could have
learned on LinkedIn or Google.
• Pick the hiring manager’s brain -
– What does his ideal candidate look like?
– What does he like or dislike about working
for the company?
– What would define success or failure in
this job?
– What is a typical work day like?

20. Pay Attention to the Details
• Pay attention to your treatment
during the interview process.
– How does the company handle the
details like travel arrangements or
scheduling?
– Do you feel welcomed or like an
uninvited guest?
– Does the interviewer seem relaxed
or overwhelmed?
If the hiring manager doesn’t deal
with you well, that’s a red flag.

21. Pay Attention to the Details
• Ask to meet with other personnel
as part of your interview to get
different viewpoints on the
company.
• Pay attention to things like -
– The mood of the employees.
– How they interact with management.
– How the office is decorated.

22. Ask yourself a few very important
questions…
First - Second -
• Is this job going to make • Is this really a job that you
you more and better than can do and be good at?
you were before? • Will you do it well?
• Will it add to your skill set?
• Will it set you up for the If you take a job and fail, you
next step in your career? have an awkward situation
to explain the next time.
You want to be moving
forward.

23. Just Be Very Honest With Yourself
 Can you do this job?
 Will you do it?
 Will it benefit you?
 Will it be an asset to have on your
resume?

24. Best of Luck!

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