James W Bender

A Survival Guide on Working for a Family Owned Company James W Bender

This book provides valuable information that will help prepare job seekers and current employees for their next employment opportunity, especially if it involves a family owned company. Today there are over five million family owned companies in the U. S. alone that employ roughly 98,000,000 people. These same companies also create 78% of all new jobs. Working for a family owned company has some distinct differences that every employee needs to know BEFORE they take the job offer, and after. This book provides valuable insight from the author, who has spent many years both working for and owning a family owned business. Prospective employees need to be aware of the many nuances involved with the interview process, as well as with the external reputation and sustainability of their potential new employer. They also need to pay attention to the internal culture of their future employer, along with the various interpersonal relationships they will encounter during their employment. These relationships can be with peers, bosses and company owners, and there are a myriad of personality types that will likely be encountered. Knowing how to deal with the idiosyncrasies of everyone they work with and for will enable the reader to be better prepared for future success in their job and their career. The reader will also get some helpful advice and counsel on preparing for their first week on the job, their first set of meetings, and their first set of business trips. Last but not least the reader will get advice on how to handle their first promotion. If you stop and think about it, we receive a lot of education throughout our lives, but very little of that education helps prepare us for the practicality of dealing with the basics of actual employment. This book will give you an insider's view on exactly how to best prepare yourself for working in the arena of a family owned business. It is highly recommended for those students who are in their last year of their education as they begin to consider their future employment opportunities.