I get a lot of newsletters but it's pretty rare that I reply even when the email prompts you to do so. But this morning, I got one from Jessica Sweet that I thought really had some value add, enough to want to say something. It was a list of 9 questions to ask prospective employers to suss out whether or not the company is even a place you'd want to work. Everybody says, "ask about culture," but these were really thoughtful, specific questions that I think could reveal something without being so obvious that the interviewer could basically fake the "right" response. For example, one of the questions asked about how the company dealt with covid - which tells you a lot. Did they jettison their staff the instant lockdowns started? What strategies did they put in place to support their people? Because whether or not we have another pandemic, we will definitely have some kind of disruption. Knowing how they dealt with covid can give you an idea of what they might do when faced with another major crisis. And that's just 1 of the brilliant ideas in today's message. I've saved it in a folder so I can refer to it in future.