Practice choosing between three job offers, and evaluating them based on the criteria that are most important to you. You will work through all sections of the document , filling in your responses in
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COMPARE: Choosing Between Job Offers
To find a job, you’ll probably need to apply to many different companies all at once. Sometimes, you’ll receive multiple offers in a short period of time and you’ll have to make a decision.
Every opportunity is different. Some companies may offer a lot of money, but be no fun to work at. Others might have an excellent culture, but the work isn’t truly what you want to do. When making this decision, it’s important to consider a wide range of factors that will impact whether a job is right for you.
Part I: Review your job offers
You are a recent college graduate who is looking for work. Below are the descriptions of three different jobs that you have been offered. Read each job description fully and keep in mind which factors appeal the most to you and which appeal the least to you.
Factor | Job A | Job B | Job C |
Compensation Salary | $80,000/year |
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Compensation Bonus | Up to $20,000 bonus at the end of the year based on your performance |
| Up to $5,000 bonus at the end of the year based on your performance |
Compensation Health insurance | Included | Included | Included |
Compensation 401(k) | 50% match up to 5% of salary | None | 100% match up to 5% of salary |
Compensation Vacation |
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Compensation Other |
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Responsibilities |
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Opportunity for Career Advancement |
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Location |
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Workplace Culture |
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Upon initial review, which job appeals to you most? Why?
What, if anything, worries you about that specific job offer that otherwise appeals most?
Part II: Analyze the jobs
Let’s compare the offers in a more quantitative fashion. Follow the directions below to determine how important each factor is and how well each job ranks in that factor for you. Based on that, you can “score” each job and identify which one is the best fit for you. You’ll be recording each of your weights and codes in the 3 tables below.
Weigh each factor on a scale of 1 to 5 based on how important it is to you, personally, and give it a weight number in the weight column.
5 means the factor is very important to you
4 means the factor is above average importance to you
3 means the factor is of average importance to you
2 means the factor is of below average in importance to you
1 means the factor is of little importance to you
Now, review each job offer carefully and use a code to show whether each job is positive (+), neutral (0), or negative (-) with regard to each factor. Base your judgments on the information you have obtained from your research.
+ I feel excellent about what this company is offering; it makes me want to work there
0 I feel neutral about what this company is offering; it doesn’t affect whether I’d work there
-- I feel unhappy about what this company is offering; it makes me less likely to work there
Multiply the weight by the code (W x C), and enter the product as the Score. For example: (4 x +) = 4, (3 x 0) = 0 and (2 x -) = -2.
Add the Scores to find the TOTAL for that job offer.
Copy the TOTAL for each job into the Final Score table to quantitatively compare each job offer.
Job A
Factor | Weight | Code | Score |
Compensation | |||
Job Responsibilities | |||
Opportunity for Career Advancement | |||
Location | |||
Culture | |||
TOTAL |
Job B
Factor | Weight | Code | Score |
Compensation | |||
Job Responsibilities | |||
Opportunity for Career Advancement | |||
Location | |||
Culture | |||
TOTAL |
Job C
Factor | Weight | Code | Score |
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Final Score
Job A | Job B | Job C |
Now that you’ve turned each job offer into a “score,” does your “winning job offer” match the job that appealed to you most in question 1? Explain why you think it does/does not match.
What other information, not currently provided, would you want to know about each job offer before making a final decision?
Compare results on which job you’d ultimately choose with others in your class. Do they match? Why or why not?
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