Job-hunting tip
I was talking to a friend of mine earlier today, and he passed along an interesting job-hunting tip that I’ve never heard before. He told me that whenever he goes in for an interview, he’ll scan the company’s parking lot to see what other employees are driving. If he sees a lot of nice cars, then that tells him the company must offer pretty decent salaries. If there are a lot of beaters in the lot, then he gets the opposite feeling.
I asked him what he meant by “nice cars”. Was he talking about rides with custom wheels, spoilers, billet grilles, and in-dash DVD players?
No, nothing like that. He just meant newer cars that are well maintained, with no visible signs of rust or damage.
Well, I’m not sure how much stock I would put in this particular test, but I guess my friend has had pretty good luck with it. Maybe I’ll check out the parking lots of a few companies around here to see if I can gauge how well the employees are paid!