{"id":516,"date":"2020-11-19T14:29:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T21:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/career\/2020\/11\/19\/evaluating-the-offer\/"},"modified":"2020-11-19T14:29:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T21:29:40","slug":"evaluating-the-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/career\/2020\/11\/19\/evaluating-the-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluating the Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What makes a candidate confident and a valuable asset when they&#8217;re searching for a job? A great strategy that makes potential employees exceptional is when they understand their unique value proposition, which is a feature that distinguishes you from the competition! When you know the strengths you can bring to a role, there are great resources to help evaluate your worth. 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