In most cases, an interview is a sweet conversation with an HR manager or company management. At such meetings, future work seems promising and cloudless. But the pitfalls emerge later, when it turns out that irregular working hours are welcomed, but not paid, and it is more convenient to pay salaries in an envelope. In order not to get into a mess, regretting the accepted offer, priority questions and wishes regarding working conditions should be discussed with the employer already at the interview stage.
Instructions
Step 1
Try to learn as much as possible about your job responsibilities. Often employers like to “save money” in the workplace, requiring employees to combine the duties of related positions. If you are comfortable with additional responsibilities, find out if you will be doing them for one paycheck or if they will be paid in full.
Step 2
Discuss the internal discipline of the company, the work schedule and work schedule. A well-formulated and direct question is usually answered with an honest and direct answer. Try to find out if it is customary to delay employees at work after hours, whether work is practiced on holidays and weekends, if there is a lunch break. If you are not accustomed to rushwork and tough work, it will be a discovery for you that you have to work without lunch and the lack of the opportunity to even drink a cup of tea.
Step 3
The issue of wages is one of the most important. Find out what your earnings will consist of: salary, salary plus interest, or salary plus bonus. Discuss whether the employer is reducing wages during the trial period. Such a condition allows for a reduction in salary of no more than 20 percent. The so-called “penny” internship does not promise any guarantee of future stable work.
Step 4
Discuss with the company representative whether the provisions of the Labor Code are being followed and, if not, what derogations from the law the employer allows. By accepting a job offer, you a priori agree to these deviations, and if you decide in the future to make claims to the management for non-compliance with the provisions of the law, it will look silly to say the least. It is very important to negotiate the terms of the social package provided to the company's employees. Some companies, in addition to complying with labor laws, provide employees with free meals in the canteen, mobile phone payments, fuel and lubricants, medical insurance, and sometimes even a visit to the gym and corporate recreation.
Step 5
At the final stage of the interview, when you have been preferred to all other candidates and you are offered a specific position, find out or, if possible, inspect the future workplace. The position can promise great prospects and beckon with high wages, but can you fully work in a small stuffy room without windows and air conditioning?
