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Accepting a Job
Insource.ICT finds IT jobs for IT people…
If you’re looking for a IT job, you probably have loads of questions that you’d like to ask us.
We’ve tried to answer all of the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ that we receive in this section.
If you can’t find an answer to your question here, please contact us directly.
Questions:
- How do I handle salary issues?
- What do I do if I am made a counter offer?
- What should I do if I change my mind about a job that I have already accepted?
Q: How do I handle salary issues?
The golden rule is: Be honest and realistic.
You may have decided to change jobs because you'd like to earn more, but be very careful that you are not pricing yourself out of the market - or asking for less than you are worth.
Always have your current salary breakdown available when you go on an interview. Make sure that the information in this breakdown is correct and that it accurately reflects your annual cost to company package. If you are not certain what this is, sit down before the interview and work it out. Talk to your HR Department for information if you need to.
Remember, if you give the wrong information in an interview situation, you will lose credibility when the mistake is discovered - and it will be.
Salary terms:
Cost to company: The price your company pays annually to employ you. Cost to company includes your cash package, your car allowance, the total cost of your medical aid and pension - including your company's contribution, any other allowances - including petrol and cell phone, cost of your study bursary. The list is endless and all things must be considered. Ask your Insource.ICT consultant for help if you are uncertain.
Nett salary: Your after-tax salary.
Q: What do I do if I am made a counter offer?
Taking a counter offer is like putting a plaster on a broken arm. The underlying problems and issues that forced you to start looking for a new job in the first place do not suddenly go away because you are earning a better salary or are reporting to a new manager.
Changing jobs is an important decision to make - and one that you should put a lot of thought into before you start your job search.
Discuss - and try to resolve - any outstanding problems with your current manager. Leave no room for a counter offer to be made.
Counter offer rules:
Everyone gets made a counter offer. A counter offer is not a unique experience - it's an opportunity to stall the inevitable.
Counter offers are not about you. They are about your manager and his bonus, your company and their retention issue.
Accepting a counter offer breaks the trust relationship between you and your current company. This is not easy to repair and the break will cast a shadow across your whole career with the company.
If the urge to accept a counter offer hits you, keep clearing out your desk and count your blessings.
Q: What should I do if I change my mind about a job that I have already accepted?
Ideally, you should have taken time over your decision to join the company so this situation should not occur.
However, if it does, be very honest and courteous.
It is unacceptable - and sometimes illegal - not to turn up on your proposed start date.
The South African IT industry is small and reputations are made - and broken - quickly. Remember that your new employer has slotted you into his or her business plans before you start - and has made arrangements to ensure that your start date goes smoothly.
It is necessary to phone both us and your prospective employer as soon as you start having second thoughts and let them in on the process.Back to FAQ’s
