Choose a boss, don't choose a job!

"Don't pick a job. Pick a Boss. Your first boss will be giving you the opportunity to grow" - William Raduchel.

Don't just choose a job. Please choose a boss. The first boss will be a factor that greatly influences your career success. The boss does not believe in you will not give you the opportunity to grow.

The above is the advice of Dr. William Raduchel - a director, investor and strategic consultant. He used to be an economics professor at Harvard University, once running A OL Time Warner, Xerox, McGraw-Hill and many other businesses. His advice has led many job seekers (and those who are working) to rethink their reasons for choosing a workplace and what really affects their career success .

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This may sound difficult because the traditional job search process takes the opposite direction: the boss chooses you, not you choose the boss. Job search notices do not provide indicators like "boss's level of discomfort" or any number associated. Often, you can only talk to your boss through a job interview and this little time seems to be difficult to help you make an accurate judgment about the boss. But by focusing on your boss, instead of other common evaluation criteria (such as work place, salary, job responsibilities, promotion opportunities .) the path to pursuing your career will change and you will be happy to realize you choose the right person. Not only does the job of choosing a boss be more important than you think, because:

1. A good boss in a normal company can protect and support you.
2. A bad boss in a good company will drive you crazy and destroy you.
3. A good boss in a good company will unlock all the potential you have.

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In the first case, you will learn more and may have more opportunities later. A good boss can recognize your talents and develop them but a bad boss will never realize what you can do or give you the opportunity to develop yourself. The only benefit when working for a bad boss in a good company (2nd case) is because working for this company is the only way you can move to another place, working with people. Other, another boss and achieve the best results for both you and the company. Most people choose jobs for reasons like:

1. Salary - this is important but it can be a trap. Many people earn thousands of dollars but hate their work and from then, hate their lives. They work with colleagues who may also be attracted by wages. If you think long-term or want to develop your career, never choose salary as your primary criterion. That is the most lazy assessment method and therefore also the weakest.
2. Specific work - many people are attracted by a number of specific projects, jobs or roles. Then you will realize that "hot" projects are unlikely to bring about a productive or fun working environment. While doing these things (and even learning something) your long-term career must take the consequences. There are many people with long-term vision, accepting to work with managers better than choosing "hot" projects, so that they can advance as their boss did.
3. Occupation position - even if you have to work as a trainee, if you have talent and work hard, a good boss will also recognize your ability and take you to a more worthy position. . Even if there is no vacant position for you, a good boss will have a wide network and help put you in the right place. A good boss will know who should work. Pursuing career positions and losing a good boss can be a trap for you, they will never let you leave that position no matter how you develop.

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Choosing a good boss also requires a large network of contacts. You need to ask friends in the industry if there is a boss you need. This can take time to research and find information, but knowing who in the industry is a good boss and pursuing them will give you the most valuable asset for your long-term career. If you've thought of one or two companies, try to find out if any boss belongs to your job function.

The less experience you have, the harder it is to choose a boss, but this is fine. Learn about the degree of internal transfer within a company to see if people often switch positions, or have people move among groups. If so, after getting a job, your goal is to set things to do to get the opportunity to work with the boss you want.