Questions To Ask The Employer During An Interview

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It was a fine sunny day. One of my friend was preparing for an interview and I was helping her for the preparation as per the job description posted. Then she asked me the questions that she can ask the employer and I felt this can be the interesting part to understand the project and company policies ahead. Not only, preparing answers for the interview but asking questions even plays a key role during an entire interview process. After some research, I came across the list of questions that I felt must be shared with you in this blog. This will help us to understand the company, team, its profile and we can make a strong decision depending on the replies that we have received. This opportunity can also be seen from an employer's perspective as a positive note, which shows your enthusiasm for the job and in the company. The questions that can be asked to an employer part can be categorized into different sections like job, training, work-culture, performance, company, or about next steps.

Keeping in mind the overall process, the list of questions that can be asked to an employer during an interview are as follows:

1. What does a typical day or week look like for this role?
2. What are the skills/expectations you are looking for within a person for this position?
3. What is the biggest challenge facing this organization currently?
4. What are the core objectives for this organization, and how does this job contribute to those initiatives?
5. What’s been your best experience working here?
6. Whom do you consider as your competitor in this field?
7. What do you consider to be your organization’s most important assets?
8. Where do you see this company in the next few years?
9. Would you tell me about the team I’ll be working with?
10. Who will I report to directly?
11. Who will I work with most closely or in with close association?
12. How would you describe the work environment here — is the work typically collaborative or more independent for this role?

Questions about next steps

13. What are the next steps in the interview process? — This is very important as you will prepare yourself well in advance for the same.

14. When will be the joining date for this role?

15. When can I expect a reply from you about the interview result?

Depending on your situation and conversation during the interview, you can ask the above-mentioned questions to the employer.

Prepare well and Good luck.