So you find yourself with a job offer in your hand. It’s been a laborious application process, with lots of interviews and sleepless nights. Well done on being selected for the position, now you have to make your decision. The nervous party will suddenly be the employer as the second a candidate gets a job offer, the tables turn completely and the bargaining power lies completely with you.

Sometimes the decision can be a no-brainer, you would love to work for the company and accept on the spot. Other times there can be other factors in the way of your positive answer such as other companies showing interest or even other job offers to evaluate. In case uncertainty has kicked in and somehow you now need to take stock of the company and offer, the Internet is here to help you once again! Here are a few resources you can use to base you deliberation on:

Zoominfo

The all-encompassing company database holds plenty of information for you about both the company and its people. Zoominfo extracts information from various sources across the Internet and compiles it nicely for you to review. Do a search today and you will find plenty of juicy information that applies to your situation.

Linkedin

Check the company page on Linkedin. Have they recently hired or fired staff? Do the new recruits look like good future colleagues? What of the people that left the business, do they strike you as weak links or did they actually move on to bigger and better things? There will be lots of clues there, put on your sleuthing cap and start digging.

Review sites like Vault.com, Judge the Job and Glassdoor

There are sites out there that actually let a job seeker read reviews from people who are working / have worked at particular companies. The reviews are anonymous and similar to that of TripAdvisor and therefore have to be taken with a grain of salt. Some disgruntled former employees see review sites as channels to get back at the old boss, others actually leave really useful and insightful information. What the companies themselves think of these sites one can only guess. What we do know is that the reviews certainly make for interesting reading, especially if they are written by people in the exact same function as you have been offered.

That’s only three options you can use to research your potential new company. Do some Googling and see what you can find, leave no stone unturned in your quest for full information. When online resources dry up, speak to friends and family and see what they might know. Finally, whatever online and offline information you get there is only one indicator that you should really trust: your gut feeling.