{"id":2393,"date":"2016-08-18T18:45:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T01:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2016-10-03T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T20:38:06","slug":"8-questions-to-ask-your-interviewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2393","title":{"rendered":"8 Questions to Ask Your Interviewer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Interviews are always stressful situations. Most of the time we&#8217;re focused on putting our best foot forward, making a good impression, and (for technical roles) focused on giving solid and correct answers.<\/p>\n<p>But there is always that moment at the end when the interviewer asks you, &#8220;Do you have any questions for me?&#8221; When I was younger, I was usually so focused on how the questions went that I usually only had cursory questions at this point or drew a blank. At the end of the day I&#8217;d realize I didn&#8217;t actually have a good feel for the job, my role, or whether the team was healthy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As I&#8217;ve progressed during my career, I agree with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/blog\/questions-ask-an-interviewer\/\" target=\"_blank\">questions in this article<\/a>. I&#8217;ve seen them worded differently, but this list was pretty comprehensive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>QUESTION #1: What do the day-to-day responsibilities of the role look like?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Success and happiness in a job boils down to contentment with the nitty gritty of the every day. Make sure it is full of the things you like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>QUESTION #2: What are the company\u2019s values? What characteristics do you look for in employees in order to represent those values?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Dig deep to get more information on the company&#8217;s culture. You\u2019ll get insight into what is most important for the company as a whole, and what it values in the individuals who work there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>QUESTION #3: What\u2019s your favorite part about working at the company?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">Gives you a sense of the interviewer&#8217;s opinion about working there<\/span>. If enthusiasm flows easily, that\u2019s a great sign. If it doesn\u2019t, that is worth noting too. Another way of asking this is &#8220;What is fun about working here?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>QUESTION #4:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>What does success look like in this position, and how do you measure it?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s crucial to have a deep understanding of how a company measures success. What are the key performance indicators for the role? How, and how often are they measured?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>QUESTION #5: Are there opportunities for professional development? \u00a0If so, what do those look like?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">When asking this question, you\u2019re looking to key into whether there are opportunities for growth and whether the company has a development program. Stagnation is a big red flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>QUESTION #6: Who will I be working most closely with?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">This question will help you get a better sense of the dynamics of who your collaborators will be. Jot down names, ask for titles. It\u2019s important to evaluate how cross-functional (or cross-geo) the role is. Ask how much influence\/authority to change things you&#8217;ll have in those interactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>QUESTION #7: What do you see as the most challenging aspect of this job?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Knowing the good is just as important as knowing the not-so-good.\u00a0<i><\/i>You want to understand the scale of the problems you\u2019ll be dealing with. Another way of asking this is &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>QUESTION #8: Is there anything about my background or resume that makes you question whether I am a good fit for this role?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">This question displays that you\u2019re highly invested in the job and committed to understanding your prospects as a candidate. Plus, it will also allow you an opportunity to respond to any potential concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interviews are always stressful situations. Most of the time we&#8217;re focused on putting our best foot forward, making a good impression, and (for technical roles) focused on giving solid and correct answers. But there is always that moment at the end when the interviewer asks you, &#8220;Do you have any questions for me?&#8221; When I was younger, I was usually so focused on how the questions went that I usually only had cursory questions at this point or drew a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2393\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"8 Questions to Ask Your Interviewer","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4WECr-CB","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2393"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2540,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393\/revisions\/2540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}