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Before you take up new job
A huge shock was in store for Rajesh Sharma on the first day of his
joining new organization. He was informed that even if he was late by one
minute his half day salary will be deducted and his new organization
followed this rule very religiously. As a sales guy he was used to
flexible
hours. He used to visit his clients in the morning and than go to office
later on. Meeting Sales target was the main benchmark rather than reaching
office on time. In the new organization it was a rule to first report to
office and than visit clients. This happened to be ineffectual and
inconvenient for him. Similarly there could be some other cultural shocks
once you join new organization. After you have given offer letter and you
decide to resign from your present job. Please be sure about the following
because once you have put up your papers it may not be possible for you to
take back your resignation. It is always prudent to keep it confidential
even if you are planning to resign. These things spreads like fire in the
jungle and some of the Organization may take proactive actions. There are
still some organizations who feel that sacking an employee is better for
the Organization rather than him deciding to quit the job. The following
information should be gathered before you decide to tender your
resignation.
Financial of the organization :
This is one of the most important information you should gather before you
take up job . Munish Khanna after taking up new job was dismayed to know
that the organization has not paid salary for last three month to their
employees . When he went for the
interview he was impressed by the huge office infrastructure of the
organization. The office was lavishly decorated. Large number of people
could be seen working there. He could never imagine that the Organization
will be in such immense financial quandary. If it is a listed company the
financial statements are easily available. Just look for their turnover
and net profit in last three years. Please don't be guided by their share
prices. Share prices are some times manipulated by the organizations. If
it is not listed Organization than please ask for audited balance sheet.
Please
note that you have also the right to know about the organization in the
same way they have the right to know about you. You can talk to their
existing employees , their suppliers ,their vendors etc. You should also
try to know that do they pay on time or not because lot of the
organization even being financially strong have strange habit of paying
late.
Management of the Organization : You should try to find out if the
organization is professionally managed or it runs on the whims and fancy
of promoters. Is it employee oriented organization looking for welfare of
the employees or it only thinks about creating wealth. You also need to
find
out that they do not follow unethical practices to gain business. Once you
join them you may have to follow same unethical practices which you may
not like to do. Please note that Organization who promotes corruption
ultimately become victim to it. It is better to join a smaller
organization
who believes in employee welfare rather than joining a giant who just
believes in only wealth creation. It is a different issue that no
organization can create wealth if they don't think about the welfare of
their employees.
Business Module of the Organization : It is also imperative to know
that your prospective employer's business module is feasible or not. If
you are not able to understand the business module try to discuss it with
your seniors friends or some professional in the same field. It is always
advisable to join the organization with strong business module. Remember
what happened to those who left their stable jobs and joined startup
organizations who had unproven web based business module. Once the bubble
got burst they were jobless and did not know what to do.
Job profile :
Sunil Srivastava got a shock of his life when he was told that he has to
look after sales even though he has been in Pre Sales (Technical) since
starting of his career. His interviewer somehow could not differentiate
between Pre sales and Sales. Sunil also did not bother to find out the
exact job profile . It is always better to understand the exact job
profile , exact designation ,expectation of the organization and hierarchy
. If you have all this information you can always find out your
compatibility with the Job and the Organization.
Salary and other Perks :
Anish Bhardwaj was very disappointed to find out that gratuity and
employer's contribution toward PF was also deducted from his salary. He
assumed that employer's contribution will be in addition to the CTC . It
is always advisable to discuss your salary details with your prospective
employer. You should ask your prospective employer to clearly mention each
and every component of salary in your appointment letter. One more thing
where employees feel cheated is the Travel and local conveyance
reimbursement. Lots of organization pay handsomely but become very
squirrel
while reimbursing tours and travel bills. If your job involves lots of
travel than these allowance also become very important.
If you have thoroughly investigated all the aspects related to your new
job mentioned above please go and resign. Please note that making
enquiries regarding your prospective employer without arousing any
suspicion in your current organization is going to be a difficult game.
Remarks : Names mentioned in the article changed on request
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Mohinder Chugh
mpchugh@yahoo.com
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Mohinder Chugh
mpchugh@yahoo.com
B.Tech from University of Mumbai . PGDBA in Marketing
Working Exp 18 years in Sales and Marketing
Presently working as National Account Manager with ORG Informatics Ltd.
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