1. Fuqua Career Management Center March 15, 2012 Assessing Company Culture before Accepting an Offer Cassandra AdamsMeara Kirsch Stephanie NelsonJodi Smith Lisa Schwartz

2. Agenda Introduction Defining Culture Cultural Fit Assessing Personal and Organizational Culture Questions & Answers

3. Facilitators: Meara Kirsch Jodi Smith Performance Mgmt Analyst Lisa Schwartz Senior Career Consultant Meara Kirsch Human Resources Professional Stephanie Nelson Senior Director of Recruiting & Marketing

4. Two pieces of the puzzle An accurate perception of your personal style, values, success factors and priorities An accurate perception of the organizational culture and the fit or gap between it and you

5. Things to consider Leadership/management styles Goals, mission, purpose Language and communication Physical work environment Staff diversity Interpersonal dynamics Titles Traditions and celebrations Work pace

7. MBTI

8. Talk to… Current employees Former employees Key groups: founders, investors, board members… Customers Vendors Senior Management ( go as far up as you can)

9. Observe Space, location and allocation What is on display – personally & publicly How people communicate Interaction between employees

10. Interview the Company

11. Questions and Answers Jodi Smith Performance Mgmt Analyst Stephanie Nelson Senior Director of Recruiting & Marketing Lisa Schwartz Senior Career Consultant Meara Kirsch Human Resources Professional

12. Online and Print Resources http://www.careerleader.com/alumni/fuqua.html

13. Questions or Concerns? Please email: alumni-careers@fuqua.duke.edu