How To Decide Between Multiple Job Offers

By Danielle Wirsansky on December 3, 2021

You have done it. You spent lots of time creating a resume, drafting cover letters, filling out applications, sending out emails, listening to endless phone calls, sitting through interview after interview, and now… you have got the job! In fact, not only have you been offered one job but you have received multiple job offers. Hallelujah!

However, as great as receiving multiple job offers is that still leaves you in the tough position of having to decide between them all. Of course, it is a better situation to have multiple job offers than no job offers, but it certainly comes with complications of its own. So when it happens, what do you do? Read on to learn how to decide between multiple job offers!

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Long Term Goals

When you have the luxury of choosing between multiple job offers, one of the first things you want to consider when making your choice is what your long-term goals are. For example, if you want to be a nurse and you are offered one job in the medical field and another job in retail, it would make more sense to take the job in the medical field as it is in the same field you are trying to enter in the long run. It will give you more experience in that field, which will both make sure that you like this field and are happy in it but also help you get closer to your dream job of being a nurse, whereas a job in retail would not.

However, sometimes job offers are not as clear-cut as that. Maybe you have been offered multiple jobs in the same field. How do you pick then? You must consider which position will help you gain the skills to keep moving up in your field, which company will offer you the best networking opportunities, which job allows you to more closely do the kind of work you are interested in the field, and more.

You can also consider it this way: say you are offered two different jobs that are related to marketing, which is your long-term goal. One is marketing for a private company and one is marketing for a non-profit organization. The kinds of marketing you would be doing would be very different. Which one is offering the opportunity to do the kind of marketing you want to do (or at least the closest to it)? Which one will help you prepare and bring you one step closer to where you want to be in your career?

When you have an opportunity like this, with the freedom to choose between multiple job offers, take the one that will help you out most in the end with your long-term goals.

Salary Versus Personal Satisfaction

The next thing to consider after your long-term goals when deciding between multiple job offers is salary versus personal satisfaction. Obviously, you need to make a living wage or you will not be able to afford to have the job at all. But sometimes, it is better to experience personal satisfaction in the work you are doing while making somewhat less money than you might in less satisfying but higher-paying jobs.

We are all in different positions, but if you are stuck between multiple jobs and you can afford to take the one that will fulfill you over one that will not, you should. If one of them seems like a dream job, a job that would make you feel fulfilled and happy if you did it every day, even if you would make less money than you might at one of the other jobs you were offered, it is probably the best choice. Personal happiness, especially in the long run, is incredibly important. Of course, not everyone can afford to make that choice, so if you cannot, try your hardest to accept the job that gives you a living wage and that you will not hate doing.

Gut Feelings

In the end, when all else fails, you have got to go with your gut feelings. What are your instincts telling you? Did you get a bad vibe from one manager or a weird feeling from the job offer? Or do you feel something in the pit of your stomach when you contemplate one job over another? We all have intuition and sometimes, even if we can’t explain it, our body tells us something that our mind does not. You do not want to pick a job that you do not have a good feeling about. When you feel very strongly about something, it is best to trust your gut.

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Considering the above points will definitely give you some food for thought and hopefully guide you towards making a decision when you are juggling multiple job offers. Only you know your own circumstances and what would be the best choice, so allow yourself to contemplate this situation deeply and thoughtfully before deciding!

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