Does this employer or job align with my personal values?
It's easy, sometimes even necessary, to take a job anywhere in the short term for economic reasons. But if this is a position you hope to stay in for some time, you need to ensure there's an alignment with your personal values, because a mismatch will eventually eat away at your personal integrity (and no amount of money will compensate for that), Kerr says.
To determine values, Wharton professor and "Originals" author Adam Grant suggests asking someone at the company to tell a story about something that happened at their organization that wouldn't elsewhere.
While listening, zero in on the principles the speakers show are important through their actions, like justice and fairness, safety and security, and control over destiny and influence in the organization.