‘A red flag is there for a reason’

As a jobseeker, it’s easy to feel like any job opportunity is a good one. You want to advance your career. You want to grow your skills and be part of a team. You need a paycheck, of course.

Still, you don’t always need to say yes. “Getting to a job offer is a great thing,” says Amanda Augustine, career expert at TopResume. “But that doesn’t mean that you should accept it just because you got the offer.” Some places are not a good fit for various reasons, and you’ll want to suss that out before you agree to anything.

Here’s how to tell if a job opportunity is right for you, and how to walk away if it’s not.

‘Listen to your gut’

There are multiple reasons a role might not be the right one for you. The first is simply that the job currently does not fill your needs.

Before you go into any interview process, you “have to have your own personal list of your must-haves,” says Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at Resume Builder, “and then the things you’re willing to maybe do without.”

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Your must-haves could be things like a salary range or a certain level of flexibility. Lower priorities might be a specific amount of vacation or sick time. If the offer they give you can’t match your must-haves — even after you’ve tried negotiating — it might be time to walk away.

The second reason a job might not be the right opportunity is that you detect it has a certain environment that wouldn’t be best for you. When you go into the office for the interview, pay attention to what you’re seeing. “Does there seem to be a happy banter going around?” says Augustine. “Or do people look miserable and stressed?”

Pay attention to how they treat you in the process as well. “If there’s something that is bothering you about the offer or the process,” says Haller, “it’s an indication of what it’s going to be like when you work there.”

“Listen to your gut,” says Haller, adding, “a red flag is there for a reason.”

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