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#3 usually comes up on most "how to interview" guides as something you need to do, and so I used to ask a question just for the sake of it. I figured out late i
by nairteashop 13y ago
#3 usually comes up on most "how to interview" guides as something you need to do, and so I used to ask a question just for the sake of it. I figured out late into my career why this is so important and why I always liked candidates who had a ton of questions for me:
Top performers usually have many career options and are very picky about the company they're going to join. Asking questions about the company shows that (a) you have other options and are "interviewing" the company for fit and also that (b) you care where you work. These are both very good indicators of a great employee.
- throwaway1979 13y agoI'm stumped when 5 interviewers in a row ask that question, and at a company like Google. Given that I have enough friends there that I have some sense of what the culture is like a priori. Asking the same question or variant thereof is painful :(
- dpritchett 13y agoAsk a question about the interviewer's workday! A few years back I asked a stakeholder in a one-on-one interview to describe some of the issues he was hoping I could help with. Soon enough we wound up in his office going over his existing systems while I extemporized some solutions. Got the job, too.