How to decide if an employer is a good fit without visiting the office

BARCELONA — With interview processes going virtual as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, candidates have fewer opportunities to connect with potential colleagues and get a sense of an organization’s work culture.

In the past, candidates might have had the opportunity to visit the office and meet team members several times before deciding whether to accept a job offer. And while sites such as Glassdoor can help candidates get an impression of an employer, these can “skew to the extremes” as the people posting tend to be those who were really happy or unhappy in their job, Jennifer Bangoura, a career and workforce development expert, suggested.

The good news is there are a number of other ways that a candidate can assess, even from afar, if a role or employer is a good fit. Here’s what the experts recommended.

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