How do you ask the company questions in an interview?
Earlier, I wrote how to Interview A Programmer about how companies ask candidates questions. Today, I saw an article by Silicon Valley hiring manager Steve Buckley that explored the other side of the same coin: how candidates ask questions of companies.
Many people see an interview as a one-way street. In fact, it’s a two-way street: not only does the company pick you, but you pick the company. An interview is an opportunity for both parties to get to know each other. The company is evaluating you and you are evaluating the company. Interviewers know this, so they expect you to ask questions and answer them. So don’t waste the opportunity to ask questions during the interview. Moreover, your willingness to ask questions shows that you are serious about the position, which will enhance the interviewer’s impression of you and possibly increase the success rate of the interview.
Here are some tips you need to know: 1. Do your homework before the interview and find out more about the company. 2. Your questions should center around “is the job right for me?” and avoid other questions that are not relevant to the job. 3. When asking questions, be natural and relaxed, don’t be shy, just treat it like normal conversation. Show a genuine interest in the company. 4. Ask direct questions and don’t beat around the bush. After you ask questions, be quiet and let the interviewer do a lot of talking. 5. Take notes while the interviewer is answering, or ask in advance if you can do it. Keep your notes short and spend the majority of your time listening intently and making eye contact with the interviewer’s answers. 6. Within a week of the interview, it’s best to call or send an email to get feedback. Even if you fail in an interview, asking why will help you in future interviews. Here are some typical questions you can ask. Q1: Why do you want to hire this position? Q1: Why are you currently recruiting for this position? This question will get the interviewer talking about current projects or the last person who left. In either case, it will give you an idea of some of the companies closest to you. Question2: Do you have many new employees? Q2: Do you have many new staffs? This question serves as a bridge, leading the conversation to what’s going on inside the company. But it also says something by itself. If the company has been around for more than four years and has no new projects but lots of new employees, it’s a sign that the culture is not very healthy. Q3: What is the biggest challenge facing your company (team)? Q3: What are the biggest challenges your team are facing right now? If the interviewer starts talking about specific technical questions, that’s great; If his response is that the project is pressed for time or that he needs more money, be careful. There may be a management problem. Q4: what new technology (programming language) do you hope to adopt in the future? Q4: What technologies/languages would you like to see your team adapt to that aren’t currently being utilised? If you are applying for a technical position and the interviewer happens to be a technical person, this is a great question to ask. You’ll have an understanding and preparation of the company’s technical path, and will be better equipped to meet the needs of the company once you are hired. Q5: Is there anything you don’t like about the business that you would like to improve in the future? Q5: Few companies, if any, are 100% satisfied with the way their business is operating. If you could simply flick a switch to fix it, what one thing would you change? Very few companies, even the ones that are in good shape, are 100 percent happy with where they are. This question will give you an idea of your management’s priorities and concerns. Question 6: How will the position I am applying for affect the company’s business? Q6: If you struggle to fill the position I have applied for, what impact would that have on the business? This question will give you an idea of your role in the company and whether your role is important to the company. Finally: For more information on network security please add: Gogquick