What questions should you ask in a job interview
MSNBC has a great article about how to handle the part of the job interview where you get to ask the questions. How many of us have gotten to this part of the interview and either stood there like a deer in the headlights or asked something really stupid? Well no more!
The article begins by telling interviewees to research the job and not to ask about salary and benefits. The best part of the article is an actual list of questions that you could ask:
- How long have you been trying to fill this position?
- What does daily life in this job entail?
- How do you evaluate success?
- What are you expecting from me in the first 60 days I’m working here?
- What kind of orientation program do you have for new employees?
- What have others who’ve worked with you said about your leadership?
- How much confidence do you have in your team right now?
- What’s more important to you, productivity or creativity?
I think it’s a great list of questions. Pick three and use them the next time that you are in an interview. If you are a bit smoother you could try constructing questions that showcase your strengths and talents.
And of course try to avoid asking anything that would make you come off as desperate.
