From a1a41a9c34ff95aad04055ad2dfb5524e5a5dcbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Troy Rosenberg Date: Wed, 3 May 2023 06:59:49 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Starting outline for post on researching companies --- research-company.org | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+) create mode 100644 research-company.org diff --git a/research-company.org b/research-company.org new file mode 100644 index 00000000..43c5f390 --- /dev/null +++ b/research-company.org @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +#+title: Pre-interview research + +In my last post (INSERT LINK), I shared a bank of questions to ask during the interview process. However, in the introduction I noted: + +#+begin_quote +I only end up asking a small fraction of these questions. (...) I prefer to ask more topical or company-specific questions with the time that I do have. +#+end_quote + +While many company-specific questions come to mind during the interview process, with some research, you should be able to form some ahead of time. Additionally, researching a company + +#+begin_comment +It could be interesting to approach this like Jethro's Second Brain article and treat is as me going through the process. + +I can find a job posting on Elixir Forum and go through the steps I would take and what I takeaway. +#+end_comment + + +* Introduction +- just in time research + Don't have to do all of this at once. + - a lot can wait until you acutlly hear back + May want the basics for a cover letter + - some can come as you progress +* Research the company +** What they do +- homepage +- job description +** Culture +- jobs page +- Glassdoor +- LinkedIn +** Current events +- LinkedIn +- +** Financials +- Crunchbase +- Stocks? +* Research the interviewer +- LinkedIn +- GitHub +- ask the recruiter? + - I didn't do this. + - sometime proactively provided information +- https://buffer.com/resources/why-talking-about-ourselves-is-as-rewarding-as-sex-the-science-of-conversations/ ? +* Find good and bad, know when to deploy each