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How can I get an idea of the TRUE values of a company and the real day-to-day culture of an organization? Is there valuable homework I should do pre-interview, good/revealing questions to pose their interviewer or will the true reality of what a job/organization is really like only be apparent after I've accepted the position and worked in the environment for awhile?
83 weeks ago from Citi
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Lindsey Donner:
I agree with Amy that there can be conflict between stated values and actual company culture.
More importantly, however, I think that the only ...MoreI agree with Amy that there can be conflict between stated values and actual company culture.
More importantly, however, I think that the only decent measure of company culture is getting to know employees (preferably in more than one department) outside of the recruiting process. People who are recruiting you are not going to be very forthcoming about office culture specifics outside of buzzwords. (Especially if you're being recruited, vs. interviewing - they're selling you, too.)
Doing your homework is great. Showing up early for interviews and trying to ensure that you get face time with hiring managers inside their office, vs. off-campus, can also be helpful. Just a walk-through or two can help flesh out a more complete image of a business.
That said, you'll never know 'til you're on board - and first impressions can be misleading. That doesn't mean you can't suss out some general sense of the culture in advance, but its accuracy will be limited at best!
83 weeks ago
More importantly, however, I think that the only ...MoreI agree with Amy that there can be conflict between stated values and actual company culture.
More importantly, however, I think that the only decent measure of company culture is getting to know employees (preferably in more than one department) outside of the recruiting process. People who are recruiting you are not going to be very forthcoming about office culture specifics outside of buzzwords. (Especially if you're being recruited, vs. interviewing - they're selling you, too.)
Doing your homework is great. Showing up early for interviews and trying to ensure that you get face time with hiring managers inside their office, vs. off-campus, can also be helpful. Just a walk-through or two can help flesh out a more complete image of a business.
That said, you'll never know 'til you're on board - and first impressions can be misleading. That doesn't mean you can't suss out some general sense of the culture in advance, but its accuracy will be limited at best!
83 weeks ago
Maura V. Pingor:
@Bryan: agree 100% with Amy and Lindsey. From a pre-interview perspective the internet is a GREAT resource to research a company. And arriving ...More@Bryan: agree 100% with Amy and Lindsey. From a pre-interview perspective the internet is a GREAT resource to research a company. And arriving early to an interview will give you an opportunity to 'observe'!
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Check out this Brazen Careerist Crowdsource Your Career Meetup! http://meetup.com/u/1r9N #Brazen
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Madisonians come together to share diverse ideas and strategies. all are welcome. our topic is custom facebook fan pages, developing content and increasing engagement.
there will be food, beer, live music after the brainstorming by Madisons own Baghdad Scuba review.
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see the you tube video invite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijEgFylac0
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Ryan Paugh:
I'm disappointed that I have something going on that night. I've been working on improving our Facebook page for Brazen and would have loved to ...MoreI'm disappointed that I have something going on that night. I've been working on improving our Facebook page for Brazen and would have loved to join in on the brainstorming.
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95 weeks ago
Bryan Bliss:
Ryan, I'll have video up of some of the tips within the members area of MoreRyan, I'll have video up of some of the tips within the members area of http://socialmediamadison.com/members and much of our knowledge base strength is going to come in downloadable resources, tutorials, blueprints and forum discussions.
whats great about our social media platforms is how it allows us to collaborate on our own time when we cant make the shoulder to shoulder live meetings. you probably have much more to share and educate the rest of us than you know, im looking forward to hearing some of your insights too.
95 weeks ago
whats great about our social media platforms is how it allows us to collaborate on our own time when we cant make the shoulder to shoulder live meetings. you probably have much more to share and educate the rest of us than you know, im looking forward to hearing some of your insights too.
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