For some, a new year comes with an itch to reassess career directions and consider what may make you happier with your job. One way to be more content with your work life is to know that your employer is truly in line with your personal values and respects what you need to be: not only happy but more productive.
Much of this comes down to knowing how to find the right information about an organization. And knowing how to properly network using all the tools at your disposal plays a big role in this.
Conversations with those connected to companies of interest are “really valuable to understand what actually is happening on the ground in that company on a day-to-day basis,” said Jennifer Bangoura, a career coach and director of career innovation at Nexford University.