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What questions to ask at interview?

It is important to ask questions as well as answer them at a job interview.  When applicants are eager to be hired, they often go to interviews prepared and planning to answer many kinds of questions.   Upon being hired, though, months, even years, may be spent at this job.  So far more is at stake for the applicant than simply whether the position is offered.  Will this job be fulfilling, and will compensation be fair?  Is the working environment safe, secure and suitable?  Who are the employers and leaders, the peers, and the customers or clientèle?  Is everything aboveboard, and is the job structured with enough flexibility and room to grow?   What is the company culture like, and is it suitable?

Research the company before the interview

Some of these questions can be asked directly, but others require observation, insight, indirect or hypothetical queries.   Observations ahead of the interview might include a thorough look at the employers web site, formal documents, and position description and may give you many answers.  It is always valuable to talk with someone who previously worked for this employer or is currently with this company.  Well informed questions show the interviewer preparation, care, level of interest and intention.  They must be framed with curiosity and an appropriate tone in order not to seem hostile or overbearing.  Well-framed questions can also be used to convey self awareness, capabilities, skills and temperament.

The best question of all

Finally, questions can also be very disarming and put the interviewer on a friendlier footing.  Being thoughtful and attentive are qualities that are easy to demonstrate.  Try asking an interviewer who has been with the company a long time about changes or key moments. You must also convey interest in their answers of course.  Depending on the tone of the interview, a frank question posed in a suitable manner will ensure this is a great place to work. Just ask:

“So, all told, are you glad you work here?”