Young Professionals’ Guide to Financial Literacy — Part 2: Job Offers
Receive and understand job offers with confidence
Previously on Young Professionals’ Guide to Financial Literacy…
In Part 1, we covered some of the basics of financial literacy: budgeting, planning for your future, investing, saving strategies, and more. We discussed how to increase compensation from your current job including 401(k) matching and other employee perks. While we can pick apart the various ways to squeeze money out of your current situation, the best way to earn (and therefore, save) more money is usually to get a new job.
Here, in Part 2, we will discuss how to receive amazing job offers and analyze their components.
Getting the job offer
Finding a new job is one of the surest ways to increase your total compensation. It circumvents any company drama or politics surrounding promotion cycles.
To get a new job, you first need to grab the attention of a recruiter or hiring manager. Achieve this with a well-written resume and by leveraging your professional networks.
After you submit an application that passes the initial recruiter screen, there are two major ways to secure…
