Descriptions:
Aside from networking with people who work inside the target employer (and people who have left), the next best thing to do is ask smart questions of every person you talk to during the hiring process. Ask questions that are insightful and professional … without offending them or coming across like a needy or inflexible employee. Here are some great questions to ask (yes, some of them are duplicates of the list above. I offer them here again to demonstrate that they are great questions for uncovering company culture).