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Great Candidates Always Ask Questions

Questions provide information about the company and the opportunity.

Questions show you’ve done

your homework and you are a

strategic thinker.

Questions help the candidate

determine if the job is the right fit!

With that in mind, here are

15 great questions

you should askin your next job interview.

#1 – Why is this position open?

• Provides Information That You Can’t Get Anywhere Else

– Maybe the Last Employee Was a Poor Performer

– Maybe the Last Employee Was Promoted

#2 – How long was the last person in this position?

Their answer tells you the turnover rate for this job.• You should ask “Why?”

– Performance Issue

– Fit Issue

– Other Issue

Here Today

Gone Tomorrow

#3 – What do you expect me to accomplish in the first 60 to 90 days?

Great candidates hit the ground

running!

#3 – What do you expect me to accomplish in the first 60 to 90 days?

• Employers Are Excited About– Employees That Understand

Money– Employees That Solve Problems

• This Allows You To– Ease Your Way into Showing Them Your

30-60-90-Day Plan

#4 – What would a successful first year in this position look like?

• This should tell you…– Their Goals– Their Performance Indicators

• This Tells Them…– You Care About Long Term

Success

#5 – What are the common traits of your top performers in this role?

• Hiring Managers Love This Question

– Signal That You Care About Being Outstanding

• This is Really a Question of Fit

– Do You Fit

– Can You Succeed There

• Values You Can Sell to

#6 – What are the biggest challenges of this position?

• Your Focus is

– Not on the Paycheck

– Overcoming Obstacles

– On Becoming Successful

#7 – How would you describe a typical day on the job?

• Their Answer Gives You…– Tremendous Insight

• Their Answer Gives You– Big Clues

• Their Answer Gives You– Clues to SELL Yourself

Sell… Sell…

Sell…

#8 – What do employees do in their spare time?

• Another Question of Fit– Will You Fit the Culture?

Maybe the interviewer will say,“What spare time?” and you’ll

have a pretty clear idea that you won’t have any either.

This candidate thinks

• Strategically

• Cares About Productivity

• Focuses on Results

#9 – What things really drive results in this company?

• This is a Strategic Question

• You Have Heard of the 80/20 Rule– 20% Effort Produces 80% of Results

• Makes a Big Impression on the Interviewer

#10 – How do you plan to deal with X?

• Pre-interview Research

– Address Challenges of the Industry

– SWOT Analysis Looks at

• Strengths

• Weaknesses,

• Opportunities, and

• Threats

#10 – How do you plan to deal with X?

Lets Them Know…• You Have Done Your Homework• You are a Strategic Thinker

Lets You Know• Insight into the Future of the Company

#11 – How would you describe your management style?

• Management Style

– How Do They Interact With Employees

– How Do They React to Mistakes

Can you work with this person?

#12 – What do you like about working for this company?

• Uncover the Perks

– Cooperative Culture!

– Develop Their People!

– Gym!

– Childcare!

– Profit-sharing!

You gain insight into the what’s

important to this person.

#13– What do you see as my strengths and weaknesses as a candidate?

• You Learn…

– What He Really Thinks of You

• He Learns…

– You Are Self-Aware

– You Are Able to Take Criticism

– You Are Confident

A Signal

You will play up your strengths, address issues, correct

misinformation, and tell him why that weakness won’t be

an obstacle.

#14– Are you confident that I am someone who can meet the challenges of this

position?

This is a tough, tough question to ask. But you have

to do it!

#14– Are you confident that I am someone who can meet the challenges of this

position?

• Uncover Their Doubts

• Address Their Doubts

#15 – When can I expect to hear from you?

• Hiring Managers Expect You to Ask

If you don’t ask they’ll assume you don’t want

the job.

• It Will Ease Your Mind

• Now You Know What to Expect

• You Know When You Should Call

You’ll ask great questions that help you

knock their socks off!

15 Questions Great Job Candidates Ask

Ask Questions!!!!Asking Questions Lets You Know:

Company Information & OpportunitiesIf There is MisinformationIf You FitHow to Sell Yourself

Asking Questions Lets Them Know:You Think StrategicallyYou Understand MoneyYou Care About ProductivityYou Care About ResultsYou Do Your HomeworkYou Are A GREAT Fit!

Best of Luck!

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