Comments on: What do we look for in a job?

By: Marcel

Marcel — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:43:22 +0000

Interesting Work with good working conditions, Good Pay and then Recognition

By: ginlindzey

ginlindzey — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:57:57 +0000

I stumbled upon this page when doing a little research for fresh material/a fresh approach for National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week.

I find these two comments serious food for thought: “Now, I look for interesting work, career satisfaction and doing something that I will get personal satisfaction from.” and “The 3 parameters good pay, interesting work and recognition are definitely what people are looking for – its also how they prioritize the 3.”

Of course, with teaching we seem to ask people to sacrifice good pay for doing something they find highly important and valuable, and perhaps even critical to the well-being of society. Even still, it’s a hard sell.

Many teachers will even say that wouldn’t recommend teaching as a job career choice.

So, how do we sell these serious jobs in economic times like these?

By: anjali

anjali — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:24:51 +0000

Hey Surya,

Sorry for not writing for so long. Have been snowed in at work. I owe you an email.

By: Surya

Surya — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:55:44 +0000

Thanks for the comments. Its nice to hear the different perspectives.

Nishant: Nice to see you here! what a pleasant surprise, its been ages.

Anjali: how have you been? will mail you..

By: Akshay

Akshay — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:05:39 +0000

You’ve hit the nail on the head. The 3 parameters good pay, interesting work and recognition are definitely what people are looking for – its also how they prioritize the 3. Some people may choose better pay over the later through circumstance where as a person such as me would choose quality of work over the first and third. It would be hard to stereotype what people look for from their jobs.

By: anjali

anjali — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:03:50 +0000

What I look for in a job has changed over the years.

Right out of grad school, i wanted a name brand job that paid well. When i moved to the US, I was looking for ANY job, and hoped it would be interesting. Thankfully, I stumbled upon a job in my field of interest. Now that i have many more years of experience under my belt, money or desperation don’t motivate me. Now, I look for interesting work, career satisfaction and doing something that I will get personal satisfaction from. I think a few years down the line, I might even think about a flexi time schedule and less office time or pursuing something totally different from what I am doing currently.

For me, it’s always been related to the life stage I am in.

By: 30in2005

30in2005 — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:15:33 +0000

I think I’ve always been fortunate enough to have a balance between enough money and passion for my job. I always look for how any new job will influence my way of thinking in some positive direction – more than the money on offer – although that is important to give value to my education it is not important enough to lose myself for.

By: Nishant Hariharan

Nishant Hariharan — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:42:33 +0000

Hi Surya,
This is Nishant from the old badminton days. Have been a silent observer of silent elequence for a while. Wonderful blog .. very thought provoking keep writing.