Tools To Research People

6 Important things you should find out about your interviewer

1. What is his vision, goals, main initiatives, key projects and the things he loves? What doeshe see as strengths and weaknesses in other people?

2. What does he look for in the people he interviews? How would he see you – according to your contact?

3. Ask a little about company politics and people will open up and give you valuable information – What kind of manager is he? Does he protect his people? Is he a political animal? What is his pet peeve?

4. What is the hiring manager’s position in the company’s organisational structure? How much influence does he have in making decisions?

5. Is he a strategic thinker or simply a micro-managing routine work man? What would he list as his top achievements? Is he agggresive or easy going? Is he ambitious – about what?

6. What is the name and phone number of the hiring manager’s assistant? You can even find out this information by calling the switchboard.

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Caution

• If you search for someone on social media, that person is quite likely to know that you looked at his profile. Facebook, linkedin have the feature – “see who has viewed your profile”

• Do NOT pay money to find any information. There are enough free tools to give you the information you need.

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01. Let’s start with the basic tools