Should an employer divulge fee structure of past projects to allow potential candidates to gauge how office resources are spent? I'm interviewing soon and have a bad feeling that the target firm low balls to get work. This is important to me. A good fee can support: quality staff, hardware/software, office space...not to mention a reasonable project timeline for deliverables.
Carrera
Jan 27, 16 1:47 am
Maybe in Cuba
archiwutm8
Jan 27, 16 2:16 am
Don't do it if you don't like the companies working methodology.
3tk
Jan 27, 16 12:16 pm
Most likely they won't - but you can ask how they pursue projects and what criteria are valuable to them; then read between the lines. Speaking to past employees and clients can be helpful too. Books usually aren't opened until you're looking at equity in the firm.
chigurh
Jan 27, 16 12:29 pm
They won't, but I like your thinking - if a firm is dripping in cash you can have cupcakes and be a dilettante do nothing.
Carrera
Jan 27, 16 1:44 pm
Employees are not investors and 99% of firms are private for a reason. Understand your thinking, but I’m not pulling my pants down for a ball check for anybody. Just do the normal ask-around, follow 3tk.
stone
Jan 27, 16 1:52 pm
arantiacus - "A good fee can support: quality staff, hardware/software, office space...not to mention a reasonable project timeline for deliverables."
Rather than asking directly about fees (which probably will make the firm uncomfortable) formulate questions designed to obtain information about these aspects of the firm's operations. Then, draw your own conclusions.
Also, if you can, determine if you know anybody already at the firm (or formerly at the firm) and question these individuals privately about the matters that concern you.
Should an employer divulge fee structure of past projects to allow potential candidates to gauge how office resources are spent? I'm interviewing soon and have a bad feeling that the target firm low balls to get work. This is important to me. A good fee can support: quality staff, hardware/software, office space...not to mention a reasonable project timeline for deliverables.
Maybe in Cuba
Don't do it if you don't like the companies working methodology.
Most likely they won't - but you can ask how they pursue projects and what criteria are valuable to them; then read between the lines. Speaking to past employees and clients can be helpful too. Books usually aren't opened until you're looking at equity in the firm.
They won't, but I like your thinking - if a firm is dripping in cash you can have cupcakes and be a dilettante do nothing.
Employees are not investors and 99% of firms are private for a reason. Understand your thinking, but I’m not pulling my pants down for a ball check for anybody. Just do the normal ask-around, follow 3tk.
arantiacus - "A good fee can support: quality staff, hardware/software, office space...not to mention a reasonable project timeline for deliverables."
Rather than asking directly about fees (which probably will make the firm uncomfortable) formulate questions designed to obtain information about these aspects of the firm's operations. Then, draw your own conclusions.
Also, if you can, determine if you know anybody already at the firm (or formerly at the firm) and question these individuals privately about the matters that concern you.