Clegg walks through how to vet a job offer by contacting former employees directly on LinkedIn instead of relying on employer-provided references. Search the company, filter by past employees, and reach out to your connections for honest feedback about what it's actually like to work there.
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Employers asking for references is so stupid and pointless. Like why don't you give me three references? He's not wrong. Here's how you do it. I've never accepted a job without doing this, and now I'm a job search coach and I help others do it as well. Click the LinkedIn search bar and simply hit enter. Click people, click all filters and then whatever company you're interviewing with put that as the past companies. Reach out to some of these people. You can even sort by first degree connection. Reach out to former employees. They are going to give you the juiciest information. Like for a part two to get the exact email I sent someone to ask for a reference about their former company. You've got this wi fi high five.