What to ask on a interview?
You are on a phone interview and here is their last question: Do you have any question for us?
My brain seems to be incapable of forming questions.
So, what do YOU ask?
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There's this repo. called "Reversed interview", it has a bunch of nice questions to ask in many different languages, e.g:
Tech:
Team:
The repository link: github.com/viraptor/reverse-interview
⭐️ Starred, thanks for sharing!
I usually ask for the team structure/geolocation , day to day activities, scope of responsibility/ownership. I think you need experience to figure out what you really do not want in a job, your red flags, and ask if they are present, better if you have a list of must haves for your success, ask if they can provide them. Forgot to mention the most important, be prepared. Interviews are not sth we experience too often in our careers, so no matter what, its exciting. You are on the podium, but if you do this preparation beforehand after you did it couple of times and you have confidence in your skills interviews really becomes two way conversations. At the very least you can always approach it systematically and ask for what you dont know already and what you are curious about the role/company/interviewer. Good luck.
Usually there are issues that are important to me around work/life balance and the company culture, so that's what I'll ask.
Also, if the company was in the news recently (an acquisition, a round of funding, some new launch, etc.) I'll ask about that as well to show that I'm familiar with the company and interested in them as a company.
Is this a new position? If not, what happened to the last person who had the position? (Be on the lookout for churn, unreasonable expectations).
What's your development process? (Try to get a sense that they have some rigor, and don't rely on heroic effort).
How many hours a week do you work? (Watch out for > 50).
What kind of machine will I have? (If you must have a Mac, be sure to find out).
Although I can list you some questions, I see that the other people already covered me.
I will point you to this article so you can see the things from the other side:
dev.to/georgedel/this-is-how-i-eva...
"My brain seems to be incapable of forming questions."
This is one more thing to prepare for when preparing to an interview - Apart from going over the tech stuff and the company's website, you should attend the interview after you've already figured out what's important for you to know before signing the contract.
There's no "one size fits all" here - everybody cares about different things - but most will want to know what their daily routine should look like, who will the report to, who they should ask questions, things like that.
Although I can list you some questions, I see that other people already covered me.
I will point you to this article though, so you can see the things from the other side:
This is how I evaluate my potential employer (it works 99%)
georgedel ・ Feb 18 ・ 5 min read
A few of my favorites:
I can't take credit for thinking of these because I found them elsewhere but have since lost the source.
Depending on your interview performance, here are the things you can ask:
Good performance:
Be confident of your selection, and ask for next steps:
- What should i prepare for the next round?
- What will be my role in the company?
- Which team or project I will be working with?
- Is there anything that i need to learn before my joining data.
- What are the company goals for this year?
Moderate or bad performance
- Which areas should I improve upon?
- Based on my interview performance, could you suggest me any book to read?
My favorite question to ask is: what do you dislike or that you wish you could change about working at this company?