Question to Ask During an Interview
Going for a job interview, here are some powerful questions to ask your interviewer or prospective employer
 Question to ask during a job interview

Question to ask an Interviewer

Most interview panels for employment interviews are composed of between 2 to 5 people or even more depending on the level of the job you have applied for - hence you will be facing at least one person from the human resource department of the company, probably the office manager of the company, the department head, your immediate supervisor and one or more co-workers (or people you will be working with)... The interview usually starts by the panel explaining what the job is about and then asking you the expected question : "Tell us about yourself?".  Once you have been thoroughly grilled by this interview panel in different aspects of the  work requirements, your behavioral / attitude assessment, your knowledge of the work / job, experience etc. You are normally given time at the end of the interview to ask any questions or express any concerns.

 Yes when the interview reaches the point of "Do YOU Have any Questions?" This is your que to ask your own questions:

•  about the job,

•  the company,

•  work aspects,

•  or outline any of your own special concerns.

 You have to come prepared with question to ask an interviewer -- lack of any questions from your end indicates a lack of active interest from your end -- the quality of your questions could very well be the deciding factor  in your selection for the job over and above other similarly qualified candidates. To be able to come with intelligent questions you need to:

Questions about the job and the company:

Research the company, the work they do, their mode of operation and all aspects of their business thoroughly before the job interview. This is not difficult with the internet. Most companies have their own websites ... so read all the information on the website thoroughly; Next do a search on Google with the company name to read up on any information published about the company -- most press releases, white papers etc. are available online-- and can be accessed freely with a little research... so get all the background information, then based on knowledge of the job you are applying for, come up with some intelligent questions that demonstrate your knowledge of the company and show your interest. For instance you could ask:

• "Oh, I was reading on your website that you are looking for funding for this project... will the status of the funding impact my position?" or

• "I discovered on your website, that your head office is located in New York... does this impact the operations in 'your city'?"

• or other similar questions that show a knowledge about the company.

Questions about the job/ work aspect

Here you ask specific questions about the work you will be doing. You can come up with such questions by reading the job description in the employment advertisement closely and listening closely to all the information that is being given to you during the interview... such as:

• "As per your job description, you require someone with strong problem solving skills, are you anticipating a lot of problems in this position?" (or)

• "You just mentioned that I will be required to maintain two of your major websites -- does this involve actual design updates or only content updates"?

Questions about the Human Resource aspect of the job

"I mentioned in my resume that I am looking for a progressive career, what's your company policy about career growth -- do you have any training and development opportunities?"

• "Is this a new position or why did it become available?"

• "You just mentioned that the starting pay scale for this job is $25000/per year, What's your criteria for up grading?"

• "How do you assess employee performance or progress -- is it  based on length of service or actual work performance?"

• "What's your company policy on vacation time?"

Voice Your Personal Concerns

Here you voice any of your personal issues you might be facing... for instance:

• "In your advertisement you mentioned that the start date for this position is within two weeks, however I  will not be able to start until the end of the month".

• "Just to let you know that I had planned my wedding two months from now, and I will need some time off for this, will this be okay with you?"

• "You have mentioned that your start time is 8:30 am, I have a little kid whom I would be dropping off to day care, so I may be up to 15 minutes later on some days... is that okay with you?"

Final Question to ask an  interviewer

"Can you let me know when  I can expect a response from you about the outcome of this interview -- this is because I have been applying to several different positions -- and I would like to be able to make a timely decision".

This can also be rephrased as (though remember to include a laugh or humor in your voice to keep the feelings right)

"Say if  I don't hear from you in about two weeks time, should I just forget about you and move on or shall I still expect a response from you?"

Here is an additional tip for asking questions during the interview:

Use your listening skills... listen closely to what is being said, and then jot down any questions that arise in your mind based on the discussion... you can also ask these questions when it is your turn to ask the interviewer . Though you may be a little bit aggressive in your questioning, it is good to keep it light, include humor, laughter in your voice and keep it friendly...

The interview panel is looking for people they can create a rapport with and  work with easily... hence they prefer people who are easy to talk to. So don't go overboard with your questions. Most importantly don't create the impression that you are picking on them -- Yes some candidates do tend to go overboard with their questions -- this is a sure fire recipe for being rejected.

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