WHAT IS THE REAL STORY ABOUT THIS COMPANY?
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How do you know your prospective employer is the right employer for you? When you interview, everyone is in “sales” mode to keep you interested in working for the company. Even if they tell you about challenges, they don’t tell you the real downside to working there and every company has them.
Why is finding out the dirt so important, especially to an Executive or Technology Professional? Your career/resume are sacred. If you show several short term stints you rob your credentials of valuable currency. Employers want to see staying power. They want to know you have lived through the results of your decisions.
Most people change jobs for reasons other than money. Which means vetting your prospective employer is vastly more important than negotiating every last dime.
So how are you to get past the sales pitch and learn what the company is really like? An even bigger challenge if you are not a local. Talk to the techies. Once you are in serious consideration for an opportunity, ask to talk to the Q/A manager and the Customer Services manager. Want to really get the scoop? Talk to the customers, former customers and people who have left the company.
And don’t forget to take a look at glassdoor and other sites where employees comment on their employer confidentially. Don’t use them as the end all, only as an alert and guide for questions. Want to test the sites? See what people say about your current or most recent employers and do a reality check.
Since every company has a down-side, keep a pros and con list to provide balance in your decision. And also consult your Go/No-go list to make sure none of the concerns rule this employer out of consideration.
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