How did you choose what company to work for?

Hi!
My first job out of college was through a temp agency at a tech company. That is what lead me to my career at Dell. It was and still is an exciting company! My advice is to choose a company where you can be excited about them and/or their products and services. You can find a good job but your heart needs to be in the company to be happy there.

Good luck!

An additional consideration - focus on the attributes of the industry and the company you want to work for - rather than focus on a specific company. Do you want to work in a slow growth industry with long term stability and steady profitability? Or, are you more interested in a fast paced, constantly changing industry where agility and adaptability are valued. Also, consider Gretzky's quote - "skate to where the puck is going" when you are contemplating industries, companies and categories. Once you have defined your attribute list (i.e. fast growing, technology, software, under $100M in Revenues etc.), then you can use you attributes as a filter to decide on which company to work for. And, be prepared to change jobs and companies multiple times. Focus on learning and growing at every step - and when you feel things slowing a bit in your growth curve, it may be time to consider another role at your company, another company or another industry. Good Luck!

In my case, that kind of happened organically. But, if you really want to work for a specific company, the best way is to network with the people who work there.

In my case, I have a friend who transitioned to the company I wanted to work for, and she let me know about the opportunities for me in that company.

On the other hand, if you don't know anybody in the company, you could try with social and professional networs. LinkedIn (linkedin.com) is a good start. Try to attend to events such as job fairs, or events that the company sponsor, and talk to their representatives.

Also, you can follow them on social networks, to get to know them, and the kind of activites they are involved in.

Hope this helps!

Hi Sarah,

Lucky for you know it is very easy to find out what are the core values of the company, their challenges and upsides. You should look at several factors to see which is better for you - locations, values, growth, etc. What is important to you?
Good luck!

First thing that you have to do is, decide the field of your interest.

Then make a list of companies which works in your area of interest.

You can further sort the companies according to the technologies they are working in.

And finally prepare according to the company's job profile to get into it.

Firstly it all depends on your field of interest. Lets say you love coding or have interest in networking.

Then you start preparing accordingly and start exploring options in that respective organisation.

So it totally depends on your area of interest.

Thanks & Regards

Aman chaudhary

Cutting edge/emerging technology, Vision of the company, demand on consumer/enterprise market, Company performance, Stock trend, Brand, Work life balance and of course Pay.

This is a great question and I am impressed you are thinking about this so early in your career.

I understood this after working for 2 years, when I changed my company. I saw an amazing change in the culture and team work and I realised how bad my first experience was.

In today's world most of the companies are very active on social media - LinkedIn, Instagram etc. Once you've decided the industry, narrow down your search to a few companies, follow and review updates and posts from these companies. This will give you an initial feel of how happy the employees are and what's the leadership culture. I am very fortunate I work for an organisation which very frequently asks if I am physically and mentally ok.

Research about industry awards they've won - especially things like 'Best place to work', HR & People related awards. This should help you decide where to apply.

I hope this helps you. Good luck!

Thanks,

Jai

While choosing a great company is important, I have found that having a great manager and team is even more critical. You could be in any company doing great work, but if you don't like your team you will have a hard time succeeding. To find a great manager, look for a good fit for you - what is the team culture like? Does that fit with your values?

For me, my first company was based on the area of my graduation. I was keen to get into telecommunications that being my Engineering field. Though I had to wait a while for the right job field to come my way, it was always worth waiting and choosing the field you have a passion for. Every company has its pros and cons. Putting some efforts in researching what a company profile(what is it known for, the rating of the services it provides,..) is can help you choose when you have multiple options.