Avoiding Bad Supervisors
This can help you understand your future boss, and avoid getting into a loop you may regret, LinkedIn explains.
Job interviews aren’t just about selling your skills – they’re also the first insight into company culture and often your future boss. Assessing a management style is tough, but there are a few ways to avoid a toxic environment, writes psychologist Cécile Pichon. Knowing how you work best is key – whether you prefer autonomy or teamwork, competition or encouragement – then use questions to uncover team dynamics. For instance, asking about what makes a manager proud of the team and where they expect improvement can reveal how empathetic and honest they are.
Other questions Pichon suggests asking include:
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- What are the main qualities you expect in your employees?
- What would my onboarding and training be like?
- How would you define your management style?
This is coming when some companies are working hard to remove degree requirements for most jobs: "Some companies are pushing to drop degree requirements for many jobs, saying four years of post-secondary education may not actually be needed for a range of entry-level positions. The move — endorsed by top leaders such as Merck's Kenneth Frazier and IBM's Virginia Rometty — could help address inequalities in business and society, notes The Wall Street Journal. IBM has dropped a number of degree requirements for hiring in recent years, saying propensity to learn was more important than pedigree."
