Job Search Questions You're Afraid to Ask
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Things you should consider in your next job search, including when to make a career change, benefits and legal considerations, and evaluating company culture.
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Job Search Questions You're Afraid to Ask
- 1. Job Search Questions You’re Afraid to Ask Cassandra Faris
- 2. About Me (What makes me think I know so much about this anyway?) Diversity recruiting Software development Consulting Conference organizer & sponsor Tech community supporter MBA, Organizational Leadership HR training Career Community Education
- 3. Job Search Questions • Professional Growth • HR & Benefits • Legal Considerations • Evaluating Culture
- 5. Job Search Puzzle Technical Team technology, people, strengths, challenges HR recruiter, hiring manager, accounting, operations You skills, goals, preferences, needs, family Company leadership, product, stability, direction, culture
- 6. Job Search Basics You Have Valuable Skills 01 02 03 04 Hiring Managers Are People, Too Ask Questions Be Willing to Say “No”
- 7. Job Search Questions • Professional Growth • HR & Benefits • Legal Considerations • Evaluating Culture
- 8. The best time to look for a new job is when you don’t actually need one #protip
- 9. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) Not learning
- 10. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) No career progression
- 11. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) No investment in growth
- 12. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) Title-only promotion
- 13. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) Instability
- 14. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) Changing company culture
- 15. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) Relocation
- 16. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) Abusive or disrespectful leadership
- 17. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) You dislike your coworkers
- 18. Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Think About a New Job (In No Particular Order) You dread going to work
- 19. Identifying Career Goals What are your strengths? Why do you work in tech? What do you like best? What’s your ideal role? What work Would you do for free? What is your career path?
- 22. Job Search Questions • Professional Growth • HR & Benefits • Legal Considerations • Evaluating Culture
- 23. The Salary Question: Why Do We Hate it? • Discomfort • Mistrust • Lack of information • Privacy concerns
- 24. The Salary Question: Why Should We Answer It? Reality check Move process forward Learn your value Company constraints
- 25. The Salary Question: When Should We Answer It? Early in the process After the interviewer asks
- 26. The Salary Question: How Should We Answer It? Name your target Ask for a range or Emphasizing negotiability or other priorities is helpful
- 27. Salary Negotiation: Do Your Research Friends & peers Salary calculators Online job listings Public documentation
- 28. Salary Negotiation Tips • Emphasize competence, not ego • Organized thoughts • Listen to the other person • Understand limitations • Reasonable counteroffer • Consider alternative compensation • Limit personal details
- 29. Insurance Types • Medical • Dental • Vision • Disability • Life • Supplemental
- 30. Your Health Insurance Evaluation • Cost • Family coverage • Network • Deductible • Copay • Policy type • Specialized procedures • Alternative care • Mental health benefits
- 31. Fact: Nearly 20% of adults have a mental illness. Source: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/any-mental-illness-ami-among-us-adults.shtml
- 32. Mental Health Disclosure Why? • ADA protection • Job accommodations • Empathy • Stress relief Why Not? • Protect privacy • No accommodations needed • Fear of negative reactions
- 33. Mental Health Disclosure: When Soon after starting When issues arise During interviews
- 34. Mental Health Disclosure: How Explain you have a medical condition & how it affects work HR Manager: benefits & legal Supervisor: accomodations
- 35. Additional Benefits • PTO • Maternity/Paternity leave • Retirement • Profit Share • Parking • Education & conference reimbursement • Mentoring programs • Software, hardware, & gadgets • Dress code • And the list goes on……
- 36. Job Search Questions • Professional Growth • HR & Benefits • Legal Considerations • Evaluating Culture
- 37. What is it? Idea, invention, or process deriving from the mind or intellect Why does it matter? You want to understand limitations on things you create Intellectual Property
- 38. Who owns It? • Opensource: Not owned • Employer IP: Employer owns • Written for yourself: Your own Intellectual Property What should you ask? • Who owns work done for employer? • Limits on IP outside of work?
- 39. Non-Compete Agreement What is it? Employee agreement not to work in a similar capacity to current one if it competes with their employer What are its limits? Time from end of employment and/or distance from current employer Enforcement can be tough & varies by state
- 40. (But you should totally consult one if something makes you uncomfortable)
- 41. Job Search Questions • Professional Growth • HR & Benefits • Legal Considerations • Evaluating Culture
- 42. Evaluating Culture Online presence Value of learning Community support Shared interests Talent source Retention Communication Work-life balance
- 43. Interview Your Interviewer • Time at company • Reason for joining • Company highlights • Company changes • Company challenges
- 44. Evaluating Culture Also helpful: awards, social media, and people who work there
- 45. Reminder: context is key
- 47. Job Search Questions • Professional Growth • HR & Benefits • Legal Considerations • Evaluating Culture
- 48. Making a Decision Take your time Ask questions Weigh data Consider family
- 49. You are awesome. You deserve an awesome job.
Editor's Notes
- Job search questions tend to fall into one of four categories – Professional Growth, HR & Benefits, Legal Considerations, or Cultural Questions.
- The big question you might have is how you know when it’s time to look for a new job.
- A Note About Process We saw the typical job search process earlier. This is not a resume-writing or interviewing-tips session. So we’re going to assume the following: You’ve thought about the previous questions & have a decent (not perfect) idea of what you want in your next opportunity. You’ve found some companies that seem to line up with those opportunities & applied for positions with them. You’ve now moved the actual interviewing & hiring process
- What to ask/evaluate in a policy Deductible: amount you pay before insurance starts covering things Copay: amount you pay for things like office visits or prescriptions Type of policy PPO (Preferred Provider Organization): No referral for specialists & may have out-of-network options HMO (Health Maintenance Organization): Referrals needed for specialists & no out-of-network options HSA (Health Savings Account): High-deductible that lets you put pre-tax earnings into a special account just for healthcare. Money not spent can roll over. Lower premiums & tax advantage, but more up-front out-of-pocket cost Resource: US & World News article on what to consider
- Resource about this topic: UMass Medical School document
- By this point, you think you’ve found The Job and are happy with the salary and benefits. Before committing, there are a couple legal things you’ll want to ask about.
- Compensation, HR, and legal considerations all look good. But how do you know if a company is truly right?
- It’s time to decide whether to take the new opportunity.
- Thank all the people I’ve talked to about these things over the years – formally (open spaces, hiring panels) & informally (conference hallways, Twitter, and over drinks and/or games). Their questions and experiences helped build this talk.