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[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 55 points 5 months ago

I’m not familiar, how do prospective employees talk to previous employees?

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 56 points 5 months ago

Glassdoor or reviews on Google

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 16 points 5 months ago

ah, thats true - I was seeing it literally, my b

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 17 points 5 months ago

It could be literal too. Depends on the industry and how long you've been in it. If "networking" is something in your field then there is a good chance you will know people who are at or used to be at a particular employer. Heck, high school kids know people at other jobs and will share what it's like to work there.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Most of my jobs have been by referral. So I knew someone in the job before I even applied.

During one in-person interview, I walked through the office with my prospective hire, talked to a number of the current staff, and saw the (miserable) conditions of the office. This was - ostensibly - while they were interviewing me.

I was reluctant to take the job, and spoke to the hiring manager, who offered me an additional $10k on top of the first offer. Then I used their salary negotiation to leverage a wage bump at my own office, because I was able to see what I was worth on the open market.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

I actually met with my predecessor to discuss technical handover of some systems (he volunteered to help)

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 1 points 5 months ago

was this after you got the job though?

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

yes. different context I guess. I have reached out on LinkedIn to people at orgs I've applied to and gotten responses though also

[-] Chev@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago
[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Kununu

Whats this? Never heard of this

[-] Chev@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Same as glasdoor. Try to look it up.

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago

Oh yeah, fs Ill check it out, just never had heard of it prior and was curious about your experience, etc.

[-] Chev@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Oh I gotcha! It helped me out figuring out my current job. Current or past Employees write a review about the company and most people are brutaly honest. Sometimes you need to take the reviews with a grain of salt because people write it in an emotional state but yeah it helped me to get a good view.

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