在一个竞争如此激烈的就业市场下，拿到很多个offer听起来像是一件好得令人难以置信的事。这样的情况还会有什么问题呢？选择一个报酬最多的，然后直接继续干吧，这样就对了吗？错！如果你不抽空去仔细权衡一下所有的offer，你可能会发现自己在不久的将来就不得不再次的寻找一份新的工作。

　　帕特从两个月前开始找工作的，但是却很少得到答复。他参加了一系列的面试--甚至是第二轮和第三轮的面试——但是就是一直没有offer。就在这时，突然在一周内，两家公司同时给他发来了很好的offer。帕特很意外，危机暂时解除了。

　　他怎样才可以做出一个正确的选择呢？他需要一份工作以便开始偿还一些拖欠的账单，但是，他也在担忧着经济的状况。这些公司谁能够在如今激烈的竞争中幸存呢？他仔细研究和了解了各个公司的背景，但他还是忽视了一些事情——一些在做决定前必须做的事情。

　　评估你的需求

　　帕特从一个做招聘工作的朋友那里征求意见。他们正在设计一种评估offer的方案。他们给了帕特一张电子表格，在表格中，页面上方是各个公司的名称，页面下方的左边是帕特的价值和需要。在每个公司名称下面，他们为以下各项，分别按1到10给出了一个分数：

　　•安全性：帕特在过去五年内已经两次被解雇了，他期待着能为一个公司长期的工作。

　　•平衡性：帕特个人目标的重点之一就是他的家庭。 在他从事上一份工作时，他每周的工作时间超过60个小时。他不想再次的陷入那种疯狂的工作节奏中去。

　　•工作成就感：帕特希望自己的工作能有意义，而且他希望工作能有所变化。

　　•工作场所：这是与工作的平衡性密切相关的。如果他每天不得不花费三到四个小时在坐车往返上，那么就意味着在这些时间内他都无法和家人呆在一起。他也希望能在一周中有几天可以远程办公。

　　•薪水和利益：这点是非常重要的，但是并不是与另一种价值同样重要。帕特想要得到符合自己价值的报酬，但他也愿意磋商来满足一些他的其他方面的需求。

　　在计算各栏总和后，他们开始对照总分。表格的总分显示：虽然有一家公司可以提供更多的钱，但是同时也必须承担较高的风险，而且长时间的远离家人，这些都是那点额外的金钱所不能补偿的。这样，帕特就可以很容易的看得出：什么才是影响他的决定的第一位要素，而且有了这个工具，他感到更有信心为自己和家人找出一个最佳方案。

　　在考虑何时接受一个offer的情况时，总有一些变量是不可预知的，但是利用这一分析法可以使做出的决定更加的客观。做出了一个坏的决定可能会导致你生活十分悲惨而且也会感到非常的遗憾，但是你也不能离开，因为你才在那个职位上工作了几个月。因此，最好可以对每一个offer都进行评估，但是如果有不止一个offer可供选择——那么评估就是一个十分重要的环节。

 Select the Best Offer

 In a tight job market, multiple offers sound too good to be true. So what's the problem? Choose the one that pays the most and move on, right? Wrong. If you don't take time to evaluate the offers, you could find yourself searching for a job again in no time.

Pat began his job search two months ago with minimum responses. He had interviews -- even second and third interviews -- but no offers. Then, all of a sudden, within one week, two companies called and made good offers. Pat was taken by surprise and caught off guard.

How does he go about choosing the right one? He needs to get back to work and start paying off some bills, but he is anxious about the state of the economy. Which of these companies is going to survive? He's done his research and knows the backgrounds of the companies, but there is something missing -- something he needs to do before he makes his decision.

Assess Your Wants and Needs

Pat seeks advice from a friend in the recruiting business. Together they lay out a strategy to evaluate the offers. They put together a spreadsheet with the company names across the top. Down the left side of the page they list Pat's values and needs. Under each company's name they assign a score from one to 10 for each of the following:

•Security: Pat has been laid off twice in the past five years and is looking for a home with a solid company.

•Balance: One of Pat's top personal values is his family. In his last job he worked more than 60 hours each week. He is not eager to get back into that work frenzy again.

•Job Satisfaction: Pat wants to feel his work means something and that he's contributing and making a difference.

•Location: This goes hand-in-hand with balance. If he has to spend three to four hours a day commuting, it will mean time spent away from his family. Telecommuting a couple of days a week may be a possibility.

•Salary and Benefits: Important, but not as important as the other values. He wants to be paid what he is worth, but would be willing to negotiate to get some of his other needs met.

After totaling the columns they compare total scores. The totals reveal that although one of the companies offers more money, the risks are higher and the time away from his family will not be worth the extra dollars. Pat can see how his priorities will affect his decision and feels more confident having a tool to work with to make the best decision for him and his family.

There are always variables that cannot be predicted when accepting an offer, but using an analytical approach can make the decision more objective. Making a bad decision can result in your being miserable and feeling unfulfilled, but unable to leave because you have only been in the job for a few months. It's always best to evaluate any offer, but if there is more than one offer to choose from -- it is essential.