5 good reasons to consider turning down a job offer
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2. You need to care, to some degree, about what your company is hoping to achieve, but it’s
easy to get too excited by any great-sounding job and overlook when an organization is
not the best fit. It’s also easy to take the company’s mission statement at face value,
without digging further. In fact, the job I turned down at first seemed perfectly aligned
with the type of work I was hoping to do. But when I spoke with former employees,
individuals at similar organizations, and mentors who work in the space, and when I
compared its model to other organizations I trusted, I realized that it was not one I
completely respected.
3. Every job you have should add to your resume—and not just in terms of taking up
space. If you’re not going to have growth opportunities in terms of roles,
knowledge, and new projects or responsibilities, it’s a fair reason to be hesitant
about accepting the job.
4. The hiring process is scattered, your potential manager is already emailing you on off-hours,
or the potential colleagues you met were rude or inappropriate. These signs are
easy to dismiss—hey, maybe it’s just a busy season—but they should actually be treated
as red flags. Busy season or not, the way you are treated from the first day of
communication in the hiring process is very telling as to how you will be treated as an
employee.
5. It sounds like a small thing, but sometimes the timing on a job offer just isn’t right. A
few of my friends turned down job offers to take that extended trip they’ve always
dreamed about, or because they wanted to wait to see what other job offers would
come through. Of course, sometimes the company wants an immediate answer, which
forces you into a quick decision, but if they want you badly enough, they’ll wait. And if
not? Could be another warning sign.
6. Of course, money certainly isn’t the ultimate factor of consideration. Many people are
much happier in positions that are more personally fulfilling—whether that means
better career growth or a more aligned mission—than they would be making more
somewhere else.
That said, in a day and age where companies are constantly trying to do and get more
for less, it’s important to make sure that any job you take is the right move financially.
7. The AMCAT is India’s first employability assessment test that help fresh graduates
to get their first job quickly and efficiently.
