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Jean-Michel πŸ•΅πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ Fayard • Edited

My first favorite question to ask in a job interview is simply

Why did you choose to work here rather than somewhere else?

I never not ask it. Partly because it feels good to turn the tables a bit, but really because it gives you very interesting insights.
Even non answers are interesting, because working there is probably not a good idea.

My second favorite question

Can you tell about a time where you as an employee noticed that something wasn't working well, decided to talk openly about it, and the company changed something as a result?

A great question because we developers are problem solvers, which also means problem detectors, and I don't want to work at places where that's considered annoying.