a PhD applicant could ask their prospective supervisor’s current grad students what it’s like to work with the supervisor. Yet, at least when I was applying to grad school, this was not very common.
I often advise doing this, albeit slightly differently—talk to their recently graduated former PhD students, who have a better perspective on what the process led to and how valuable it was in retrospect. I think similar advice plausibly applies in corresponding cases—talk to people who used to work somewhere, instead of current employees.
I often advise doing this, albeit slightly differently—talk to their recently graduated former PhD students, who have a better perspective on what the process led to and how valuable it was in retrospect. I think similar advice plausibly applies in corresponding cases—talk to people who used to work somewhere, instead of current employees.