Ask the Right Questions; Get the Right Job

SECTION 5

Ask How You Will Be Evaluated After You Join the Company

Question 37

Does the Organization Require Employees to Write Goals?

I worked in a system where the executives wrote a strategic plan that included goals to be achieved by each executive. The executives, in turn, shared that plan, and their goals, with their managers who were required to write goals that would support the larger effort while being related to every-day job duties. These managers shared their goals with their subordinates who, in turn, wrote goals designed to accomplish their specific duties while relating to management’s goals. This created a beautiful system feeding the growth and success of the company.

The goal writing system required specific, measurable language ...