Your Next Job: Is It A "Growth Oriented" Company? (Part 5 of a 5-Part Series)

In addition to the four phrases we’ve already discussed, there’s a fifth one that also needs definition: "growth oriented". Probably 95% of all job seekers (perhaps a conservative estimate) are looking for a company that is growth oriented. As opposed to one that is shrinking? Or going out of business?

Small start-ups are growth oriented, and so are $50B corporations, but there is a great deal of difference between the two.

How are they growing? By gobbling up smaller companies? By diversifying their market or products? Expanding their sales force or their marketing team? Opening up branch offices?

As you move further into the interview process, you’ll want to get an overview of the company, not only their past, but what they plan for their future. Do they have a strategic plan? How far into the future? Some companies are under capitalized and struggle to achieve any kind of growth. Others combine an aggressive expansion strategy with little planning and grow themselves right out of business.

Business cycles affect company growth as well. What has their pattern been over the years? Have they had hiring freezes? Or laid people off….more than once?

Make sure you look at the entire picture. If growth oriented is high on your list, and you hear a rosy interview sales pitch for it, you’re ripe to buy into what might come to pass…..or might not. And if it doesn’t, you could be out the door much sooner than you anticipated.

So before you interview, take the time to do some thinking about what you want in your perfect job. It’s in your best interest to find answers to these questions, because if you don’t, you’re the one who suffers.

• What do you consider the right opportunity?
• What does people-oriented mean to you?
• What qualifies as a reputable firm?
• How do you define progressive?
• How do you define growth oriented?
  
  

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Judi Perkins has been a search consultant for 25 years in both the contingency and retained market, with a short stint in the temporary and local permanent placement markets. She has owned her own firm and successfully assisted numerous repeat clients in hiring all levels of management. She is a Career Expert and Forum Moderator with www.CareerCube.net To sign up for her newsletter and learn thousands of powerful concepts to find your perfect job go to www.findtheperfectjob.com

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