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I am now a Mr Manager Person, so I have a different but related set of questions: 1. What is the demographic breakdown of the engineering team? And, what does
by jfb 7y ago
I am now a Mr Manager Person, so I have a different but related set of questions:
1. What is the demographic breakdown of the engineering team? And, what does the company affirmatively do to foster diversity?
2. What resources do the founders have available — investors, board, mentors, for instance — to help them as the company grows?
3. What is the near term vision for the company? 1yr/5yr?
4. What resources are available for professional development for managers/directors?
5. At $CURRENT_COMPANY, the company is serious about reviews upwards — as a manager, my direct reports are consulted in a formal process at review time. Is there a similar process at $POTENTIAL_EMPLOYER?
6. What is the cadence and process for reviews?
- corey_moncure 7y agoWhat does "diversity" mean in your question #1 and how is it relevant to successful outcomes?
- jfb 7y agoDemographic diversity, diversity of backgrounds, diversity of experience. Monocultures are actively destructive of successful outcomes, and lead to miserable working environments. The question is asked open-ended in that fashion because I want to discover what a potential employer thinks is important.
- james_s_tayler 7y agoWhat about if you're a hiring manager for a software company in Japan or Korea?
- jfb 7y agoI'll cross that bridge if I come to it.