Finding the Right Job Sometimes Means Saying No

We recently offered a job to a young candidate to help with a critical part of our business. This is a job that the young person would grow into and develop, which in plain terms means, what this job is today is not what it’s going to be. We were (and are!) looking for a unique person with very specific skills and experience. Certainly not someone who falls off the proverbial turnip truck. Fortunately, she turned it down.

That’s right. Fortunately. You see, I’m a believer that someone should make a career move that fits with them. There’s no sense in taking a job that you’re not absolutely locked down, dead set on taking. If you take the wrong job you’ll always wonder if it was the right move and that does neither you or your employer well.

Regardless of recent economic reports, these are still extremely difficult times for many people. On one hand, it’s good to have a job, but it’s even better to have the “right” job. It will be in your and your employers best interest.

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