/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>10487106
Just google the company lol. Don't bother with the "sectors" bullshit because it's transparent as fuck and any interview will be able to tell right away that you don't mean any of it and aren't really impressed. Just be genuine and say something you like about the company.

>>10487106
Look at a balance sheet.

>>10487106
Disclosures and financial reports.

>>10487144
Except everyone gunning for better jobs does this, and even if the interviewer is not planning to grill you that hard, there will always be the ending question "and what questions would you like to ask about the company?" just to see if you've done your homework.

https://finviz.com/ is a good start.

>>10487106
It's simple anon, just look at the balance sheet and analyst projections. More often than not, you will be close enough.

Don't forget to consider lease commitments as debt. For example, if you look at Starbucks without considering lease commitments, you may think they are a much safer company than they actually are.

If you have Capital IQ, pull up similar companies, and compare that company to the rest of the companies in that sector.

If you have to do a valuation, use a Warren Buffett calculator, its the fastest and most accurate way to gauge intrinsic value if you can use it properly.

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>>10487471
Never considered it would be such an ad hoc thing, but I guess that's the real world.

>>10487394
Will look into it, thanks anon.

>>10487394
Sauce

>>10487106
For vast majority of companies you will be lucky if there will be anything written about them aside from shitty "about us" page on their website. Social media accounts (if they even have them) are run by interns, marketing people, untrained office workers or hired external "experts" who only post shitty quizzes and motivational quotes.

For software related companies:
Right at the front page company is already selling - to whom, what and how - take a closer look. Eg: are they innovative or "corpo safe"? Traditional? Dynamic? Ecological? Small or big? etc...
Look at the job postings, see what skills are they looking for (keywords, keywords!), check their product offerings and compare with competition (what advantages they promote over each other?).
Start a new private/pron browser window and google couple related phrases - look what ads did it display, are they from the company or the competition, what exactly the ads are saying?

See the glassdoor (or similar) reviews, the overly positive ones are management trying to cast their vision (example: "As a employee at %$#^ I'm impressed by new CEO and his ruthless pursuit of lean management style").

If you are lucky you will find and interview with CEO or similar - those exist almost exclusively to create good image of the company and are full of things they want you to be impressed with. Videos of events or presentations at some industry relevant gatherings are also viable.

>>10487356
The questions to ask about the company are about
the overtime (how much and how compensated), working culture, communication and feedback, flexibility ("can I finish early to take my kid to hospital if necessary?"), to clarify the career path, inquire about how the things promised in the job ad are actually delivered ("what trainings did you receive this year?"), get some unofficial feedback about your interview, their impression of your portfolio, maybe to request to speak with the team or clarify what exactly are you going to be doing and how will it be scored etc..

These questions are there for YOU to weed out the shitty companies not worth working for, it's possible to use them to look good (like someone who cares about improving himself) but not miss the opportunity to get info about the company that is not on the Internet - even a simple "what are the priorities at this position/department etc?" can really save your ass when they show they don't understand priorities and everything is #1....