Your path to the company of your dreams

Do you feel comfortable in your current company? Does your job currently still match your ideas and goals? If not, your journey to your dream company starts here.

Of course, every company has its strengths and weaknesses. What is unsuitable for you may be attractive for other job seekers. Therefore, make it clear to yourself what your dream company should look like in concrete terms. Base your search on your personal values and principles. Company websites often offer valuable insights and you can quickly get a feel for whether the company suits you and is worth applying for.

Get on the road to your dream job now - we at Hays will show you how to proceed safely and purposefully in your search for your dream company.

Questions and criteria

With these questions and criteria you identify the ideal workplace

Often it is the little things that lead to dissatisfaction at work. Imagine that your future employer of choice is a person. What would this person have to be like for you to really enjoy working with them?
Go through the following questions and create a profile of your ideal company:

What makes a person (company) likeable to you?
What values should this person (company) have?
Does this person (company) meet you at eye level?
Is the person (company) authentic?
What quirks could you live with?
Which characteristics do not suit you at all?

Find the employer of your choice by answering these questions and creating a comprehensive list of requirements.

With these questions and criteria you identify the ideal workplace

Often it is the little things that lead to dissatisfaction at work. Imagine that your future employer of choice is a person. What would this person have to be like for you to really enjoy working with them?
Go through the following questions and create a profile of your ideal company:

What makes a person (company) likeable to you?
What values should this person (company) have?
Does this person (company) meet you at eye level?
Is the person (company) authentic?
What quirks could you live with?
Which characteristics do not suit you at all?

Find the employer of your choice by answering these questions and creating a comprehensive list of requirements.

Find your desired company now

Which company fits me?

It may be attractive for you to work for a renowned, large company. On the other hand, there are also many reasons that speak for smaller companies. Which company size suits you ultimately depends on your personality, your goals and your current career stage.

Advantages of larger companies

Excellent training and development opportunities
International career opportunities
Benefits and perks
Broader networking opportunities
Structured processes and methods
Specialised areas of activity
Larger budgets for investments

Advantages of smaller companies

Faster development opportunities
Greater responsibility and resulting more extensive experience
Quicker workflows/decision-making processes
More personal responsibility
Often relaxed working atmosphere
Usually flat hierarchies
Agility in decisions and developments

Use company information to your advantage

The following sources will help you find your dream company.

COMPANY WEBSITE

A company's website is the first place to go to find out more about potential employers. Good websites not only provide information about the company's products and services. An appealing website provides authentic insights into the company, briefly introduces individual employees or teams or reports on social commitment. In the career section, you will often also find helpful information on the required application documents - especially what the cover letter and CV should contain and whether speculative applications are welcome. A large number of companies are already represented with their own profiles in the social networks and, in addition to professional information, also offer tips on career opportunities or the working atmosphere and communication of values.

(ONLINE) PRESS

Anyone interested in a job should follow world events as well as the local news near the company's headquarters. How is the industry doing? How are the markets developing? Are there enough jobs in a certain field right now?
In addition to press releases, you can often find useful information in corporate blogs - if employers offer them - or on opinion platforms. Especially in the weeks before and during your application phase, set up a free news agent; work with Google Alerts, for example, to always be up to date on your desired company and to gather more information for a possible interview. A LinkedIn subscription to the company page is also useful, as is a simple online search.

EMPLOYER RATING PORTALS

Employer rating portals such as kununu, Jobvoting or meinChef.de offer former or current employees the opportunity to rate employers based on predefined criteria. You can give grades and write your own experience reports on a wide range of topics related to employers and the employment relationship (managers, workplace, job, salary, etc.).

However, you should not overrate the individual contributions. They can give you hints about what employers expect, what questions you should ask in the interview or clarify in advance. However, they cannot relieve you of the need to do your own thorough research.