ASKING interview questions?

Question

we have all heard about how to deal with questions asked to u

but at the end of an interview, many ask ' do u have any questions?'


i cant help think this is a key part and coupld potentially decide how successful u are. it gives you a chance to show them the depth of your knowlege and understaning to show more than u should

but what questions should one ask - any ideas?

Answer 1

You shouldn't really wait until they ask you at the end, you should be asking questions throughout the entire interview.

What do you see ahead for your company in the next five years?

How do you see the future for this industry?

What do you consider to be your firm's most important assets?

What can you tell me about your new product or plans for growth?

How do you rate your competition?

What happened to the last person who held this job?

What were the major strengths and weaknesses of the last person who held this job?

What types of skills do you NOT already have onboard that you're looking to fill with a new hire?

What is the overall structure of the company and how does your department fit the structure?

What are the career paths in this department?

What have been the department's successes in the last couple of years?

How do you view your group/division/department?

What would you consider to be the most important aspects of this job?

What are the skills and attributes you value most for someone being hired for this position?

Where have successful employees previously in this position progressed to within the company?

Could you describe a typical day or week in this position?

The typical client or customer I would be dealing with?

What are the most immediate challenges of the position that need to be addressed in the first three months?

What are the performance expectations of this position over the first 12 months?

How will I be evaluated at XYZ company, and how often?

Answer 2

Ask the same questions they ask you. Don't ask a ton, though, about 3 -5 is appropriate. I interviewed a guy once that had 3 pages of single lined questions for me, it was a little exhausting. Stay away from the little things like type of computer program available and if it's user friendly, that's really a non issue.

What is the advancement potential of this position?
What is your (the interviewers) next step professionally?
What kind of training and development do you provide your people?
What is the companies planned growth over the next five years?
Why did you take the job here?
Do you like what you do?
If you could change one thing about the company what would you change?
What is the first challenge I would take on if I was hired?
What does the team do for fun?

I hope this helps! Good luck!

Answer 3

Keep it fairly brief. Basically you need to get across the fact not only that you believe you have the ability to do the job well but also you will work as hard as you need to and never be lazy, will dress smartly and do everything in your power not to give clients or customers the best impression of the company. But. also that you are not a trouble maker, who is going to turn up late for work, take sickies or habitually whinge about this and that.

So appropriate questions depend a lot on what the job is and
how you can sell yourself implicitly as the right person to fill the vacency in the employers' very best interests not yours.

Answer 4

Ask any questions about the job that havent come up during the interview. If the duties of the position are not clear then ask about them . travel and overtime are two main points.

A lot depends on just what the position is . A lot should be presented during the interview, a fairly detailed job description if it wasnt in the job advertisement.

There may be some questions that are only relevant after you are offered the job .

Answer 5

You should ask how they messure progression within the company, and how often they review your work. You can ask them if the role would require you moving around to different offices, you could ask what other people who started in that job are doing now and what kind of they are working on.

Whatever you do do NOT ask about money or benefits and don't ask any questions that are really obvious. Companies like applicants to do their research so will not be impressed if you ask a question which is blantent on their website.

Answer 6

It really depends on what is said during the interview. It is ok to say that you think they answered all your questions, if you really don't have any. Just relax and don't over think things. Give honest answers and go ahead and brag on yourself a little. If you made it to the interview process, chances are they already see something they like. Dress up for the intervieaw and be on time. There really is nothing worse than being late to an interview.

Answer 7

Always ask questions it shows your interest in the job. As a manager i was always impressed when potential employees did this. Depending on what the interviewer explained to you. A good question is to ask about training programs and possible promotion IE working up to management, If you know about the business maybe there are questions you would like to ask . This is a good one to ask as it shows you are competent. hope this helps good luck

Answer 8

If it is a big company then asking about career progression within the company and/or training would be a good one.

Another one I would also reccomend is to ask who you would be working with, how many of you are there etc.

and finally if you know what you are talking about you could ask about the future directions of the company.

Answer 9

Well, what do you want to know? In my interviews, I want to know...
* how much I get paid, how I am paid and how often,
* how would they describe the culture of the organisation/team I am working in?
* How do you measure sucess? How will I know if I am doing a good job?
* Because I work in HR, I also want to know how much influence my department has in the organisation,
* What are the actual working hours?

just a few ideas...

Good Luck with your interview

Answer 10

ask about possible promotion
about training and development
that looks as though you are going to be keen to get the job and keep it
you can also ask about holidays, sick leave arrangement, any benefits of the job
a question to find out more about the company (you must alreay know someting about them before interview) also shows that you are keen

good luck!
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