Series 1, Episode 41: How do you really know what a potential employer will be like? With Jason Sockin, University of Pennsylvania

With the “Great Resignation” apparently upon us, more and more people are considering ways of re-calibrating and finding a new path. Yet how do we really know what it will be like to work for a potential employer? And when employers insist on strict non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements, what information can you really trust? In this episode of Brain for Business, Brain for Life we speak to Jason Sockin of the University of Pennsylvania to learn more about his research into the way that employers seek to manage the information flow, and how potential employees can try to gain a clear and genuine picture of life on the inside. Along the way we find out about the challenges of ratings websites and about the curious role played by “sock puppets”!Jason Sockin is a doctoral candidate in economics at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on how the internet and technology have fundamentally altered how firms and workers interact in today's labor market. He has worked as a researcher at Penn Wharton Budget Model, Glassdoor, The Congressional Budget Office, The White House’s Council of Economic Advisers under the Obama Administration, and The Federal Reserve Board of Governors. His research has been covered in the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, and most recently in an Op-Ed for the Washington Post.To find out more visit Jason's website: https://sites.google.com/view/jasonsockin/home

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