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Evaluating An Offer
Congratulations! You landed a job offer! This is a fantastic accomplishment. Before celebrating, there is one more step: deciding
whether to accept the position. Make sure you review all parts of the offer and how it aligns with your needs and values.
Use the word bank below to rank the top 8 factors of your ideal position. Then compare how each job offer aligns with your
top factors by placing a check mark (a) or an (r ) in the box.
WORD BANK
Established Company, New Company, Location, Commute, Salary, Bonuses, Shift Time, Total hour per week, Paid Time Off, Paid
Parental Leave, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, Equipment included,
Employee Wellness Programs, Additional Training and Professional Development Opportunities, Memberships to Professional
Organizations, Child Care, Tuition Reimbursement
If you're stuck, refer back to your PathwayU Values and Workplace Preferences results and the non-negotiable you listed on
page 42.
RANKING LIST
Factors
Offer 1
Offer 2
Offer 3
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SCA QUICK TIP: Regardless of your decision to accept or decline an offer, make sure you do this in a professional
and courteous way. Leave a positive impression, no matter your choice. Check out our templates for ideas on how to
communicate your decision professionally at wichita.edu/CareerDocs
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the basis of age (40 years or older), ancestry, color,
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the Associate Vice President and University Title IX
Coordinator (Telephone: (316) 978-3186), Office of Civil
Rights, Title IX & ADA Compliance. For inquiries, please
call or visit the Office of Civil Rights, Title IX & ADA
Compliance at (316) 978-3186, Wichita State University,
1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260, Lindquist Hall.
TITLE IX STATEMENT I Wichita State University does
not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education
programs, activities, admissions and employment. Any
person may report sex discrimination, including sexual
harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the
person alleged to be affected by conduct that could
constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment).
Reports can be provided in person, by mail, by
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non-business hours) by using the telephone number,
e-mail address, or by mail the Title IX Coordinator: Dr.
Courtney McHenry, Lindquist Hall 208, 1845 Fairmount
St. Wichita, KS 67260-0138, 316-978-5257, courtney.
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