Making My Final Decision
Making My Final Decision
After clarifying the job and getting an accurate picture of the expectations, the next step is to look at whether I see a fit for me in this role on the team. In order to arrive at my decision I ask myself a number of questions:
Have I truly gotten all the information I need to make my decision? If not I may need to go back to the most reliable source and get that information.
- Are there other factors that I need to consider in order to make my decision like commission structure, geographic location, opportunity for education, and all the things important to me.
- I also ask myself, can I meet the expectations for the job? More importantly am I prepared to move myself to the level expected in order to satisfy myself and those I will be committed to.
- Most important of all, do I see my self meeting the essential requirements for the job? Do I have the requisite skills, knowledge and abilities to accomplish the job? If not, do I see myself honestly saying this is not the job for me because I don't have what it takes, not because I can't learn what it takes but I just don't have it. I guess having made a decision to take a job in my past knowing I didn't have the essentials for the job has left me extremely frustrated. In the two cases I can remember, I voluntarily resigned because of the unnecessary stress created as a by-product of not knowing how to accomplish the job and trying to do something I was incapable of.
This is kind of my list of things to do when I look at taking on a new job whether it's as an independent contractor or an employee. The bottom line is that I find that the more realistic I am about my personal expectations, the easier it is to make a decision once I pull the essential information together.
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