Career Planning: Understanding a Job Offer

In the course Career Planning: Understanding a Job Offer, you will learn how to decipher whether a job offer is the right one for your career goals. You shouldn't expect a job just because you are excited to finally have an offer. It's important to determine whether it's a smart move in terms of your desired salary, benefits, and future career goals. In this course, you will learn what to pay attention to and information that should be considered before accepting the offer. You will also learn how to negotiate for better terms, how to compare the job to your goal list, and how to determine if the job will give you additional skills and responsibilities that will help you along your career path. You will also learn about questions you should ask while making your decision. This course is provided as part of the Career Planning series and is presented as a short narrated video. You also have access to additional student resources for future reference.

Topics covered are:

•  Evaluate a job offer to determine if it meets your personal and professional needs
•  Determine whether a position will offer experience and skills to further your career

This course includes:

• Approximately 5 minutes of video lessons.
• A quiz with multiple-choice questions to check your understanding.