How can you know in advance, before working with them? The key problem with a PhD is that by the time you really know who your advisor is, it is too late to change.
Ask their former students for candid guidance. They're usually surprisingly happy to share.
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I think this works in most cases. But in the cases that do matter a lot (i.e. sociopaths) asking former students may give you false information.
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If you have been advised by a real sociopath, you have to somehow justify spending 4-6 years of your life with them. In those cases, former students of those guys may even praise them.
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