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Questions You Can Ask During an Interview

Questions You Can Ask During an Interview. Mr. Endicott Career Planning Class 110 Salisbury University. What is an interview really about?. An interview is actually about how you can help your future boss and future employer succeed .

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Questions You Can Ask During an Interview

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  1. Questions You Can Ask During an Interview Mr. Endicott Career Planning Class 110 Salisbury University

  2. What is an interview really about? • An interview is actually about how you can help your future boss and future employer succeed. • It's about finding out what their requirements and hopes are and matching up your background and experience with what they need. • Look at the interview from the interviewer's point of view

  3. Why so many questions? • You're demonstrating that you are somebody who is genuinely interested in their well-being. • The more interest we show in others, the more commitment they show to aiding our cause.

  4. What are the questions you can ask? • What's the biggest change your group has gone through in the last year? • If I get the job, how do I earn a "gold star" on my performance review? • What's your (or my future boss') leadership style? • About which competitor are you most worried? • How does sales / operations / technology / marketing / finance work around here? (I.e., groups other than the one you're interviewing for.) • What type of people are successful here? What type of people are not?

  5. More questions • What's one thing that's key to this company's success that somebody from outside the company wouldn't know about? • How did you get your start in this industry? Why do you stay? • What are your group's best and worst working relationships with other groups in the company? • What keeps you up at night? What's your biggest worry these days? • What's the timeline for making a decision on this position? When should I get back in touch with you?

  6. Questions again • These are tough economic times, and every position is precious when it comes to the budget. Why did you decide to hire somebody for this position instead of the many other roles / jobs you could have hired for? • If we are going to have a very successful the year after next in 20XX, what will that look like? How does this position help achieve those goals? • How does the company / my future boss do performance reviews? • What type of industry / functional / skills-based experience and background are you looking for in the person who will fill this position? What would the "perfect" candidate look like?

  7. THE ONE Question to ask • “Mr. Manager, is there anything I said today or anything in my background that would prevent you from recommending me for this position? If there is, could I at least have a chance to talk about it while I’m here today?” • The reason is this question has often surfaced misconceptions, miscommunications and/or opportunities to address weaknesses with more information

  8. The ONE question • If there is a concern, they often will bring it up and say something like“we were thinking of looking for someone little more like this” or “I’m not sure I see you as a proper fit for the job in this area”. This will require you to probe deeper to understand the real issue. • Now you have a chance to summarize your appropriate background and try to outweigh or resolve such a weakness rather than going home and being put into the reject pile with no explanation of where you fell short. • Asking this question gives you a chance to recover and to rally assess how well you’re doing in this job interview. • Asking this important question shows maturity and the ability to communicate even when the topic could be negative or uncomfortable.

  9. The ONE question again • A direct answer is your friend. • A positive answer and a quick response confirms you may have interviewed well and you are qualified. • Other answers will help you refine your interview technique. • Either way, you come out a winner in understanding what your status is for this particular job opportunity and you can proceed to close or strategize for the next appropriate step with this knowledge.

  10. Final questions • What characteristics do the people who are most celebrated have in common with each other? • Conversely, what are the characteristics that are common to the promising people you hired, but who then flamed out and failed or left? • What are the key accomplishments you'd like to see in this role over the next year?

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