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Industry, function, and geography are helpful external criteria. When you look out into the market at the broad spectrum of jobs, having three elements to filter and narrow this down is critical. But you have other criteria important to you internally that are unrelated to a specific industry, function, or geography:
- Employer size (global Fortune 500 company, small business)
- Employer history (start-up, established, either OK)
- Employer name recognition (household brand name, start-up)
- Compensation (minimum salary of $x, bonus, equity)
- Opportunity for advancement and growth (clear path of advancement, training)
- Lifestyle (reasonable and set hours, no travel)
- Flexibility (able to work from home, able to work compressed workweek)
- Job structure (lots of autonomy, lots of structure)
- Culture and colleagues (friendly, meritocratic)
Being clear about the three elements will help you research, but understanding your internal criteria will help you select your next job. From the preceding, you can see three broad categories to consider:
- Employer characteristics
- Compensation and advancement
- Lifestyle and environment
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