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Old 03-07-14 | 04:12 PM
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Rowan
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Originally Posted by TiHabanero
Update on the job. Remember to interview them, too. Ask appropriate, deep questions to understand what they are asking you to do. Do not count on the job title to define the job. Research the people you will be working with, just like they have researched you before the interview. If you fail to do your part of the interview...you will find what I found, and it is too late.
Before I even opened this post, the same thought cross my mind. We often are so keen to move on from our previous employment that we forget that there are two parts of the equation we are heading into -- and the new employer is the other part. That bit about being the right fit applies just as much about the business as it does you. I consider I dodged several bullets in my job hunting late last year, based almost entirely on the lack of professionalism in how my application and other aspects were handled, and follow-up observation.

Some basic research beforehand also can be useful. I checked out a couple of businesses that seemed to have attractive tourism industry jobs, but the feedback from customers was not particularly good. Interestingly, one business seemed to have a high turnover in the position as it was advertised about two months later again.

So, without giving too much away that may put your new position at risk, what are the issues that concern you?
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