Hey there,
I’m a self-taught web developer and I think that before applying to a company (someone that is not Google, Facebook, you name it) there is no much information about the company itself. The about pages are pretty scarce in information and are mostly cliche bullshit. That’s why I thought of reaching out to companies and ask them for an interview or a discussion about them as a team.
So, now I’m trying to find out if you guys have the same feeling as me and you would love to find out more about:
- how that company works in terms of workflow
- how is the atmosphere as in they usually have ping pong competitions on Fridays or something like that
- something that the company believes is specific to them
- why should you join them and not because they change the world, everybody says that
If you do want to read about these kind of things then please subscribe here > http://eepurl.com/cFBioD to the email list, so that I can gauge your interest and move forward with the initiative and start contacting companies.
Also, feel free to recommend in the comments any company you would like to find out more about and which specific questions would you like me to ask them.
Thanks and I can’t wait for your feedback!
Ideally try to find someone you know who works there or has worked there. If that doesn't exist then a second-degree connection might. Your LinkedIn connections are a good place to check.
For an early stage company, this will be difficult, especially if you are hire 1-10. In that case I would try to make inferences from the founder's resumes based on where they worked prior (eg defense industry, big co, startup, agency) and in what roles. Culture doesn't appear out of thin air and is influenced by our history, so this can be useful info to keep in mind.