You want three references from my past employers to prove my capability? Fine, then I want three references from your former employees to prove I’m not walking into a shit show.
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(his eyes narrow, long pause, then he moves to shake your hand) "Well played, this place sucks, I won't even waste your time trying to prove otherwise. When can you start?"
Ask. You’d be amazed at what a company will provide sometimes. I also always ask to speak with whomever is over the person I’m reporting to. And I ask a lot of uncomfortable questions when the ask if I have questions.
A fun one to ask is if you are backfilling a position what has been done to set you up for success. Another good one is asking if the position was offered internally first.
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I wrote an article about this on LinkedIn last year: