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I don't know about questions to ask because I've always made it up as I go.
I typically want to know where the company is from a process point of view
and if I can make a difference by being there.
What you shouldn't do, tho, is the following:
On a first round interview, when the interviewers tell you they have an hour
before they have to do other things, and after one of the interviewers
leaves the interview to, in fact, go do those other things, do NOT then pull
out a list of 30 written questions and then start thru that list. Unless you
want to make sure you are not asked back.
Respect the time of the people you are interviewing with. They are very busy
people who have set aside the time you are there but don't have time to chat
about the company etc. for several hours. Especially in the first interview,
where you are being looked at for general fit.
sharon
Sharon Burton
CEO, Anthrobytes Consulting
951-369-8590
www.anthrobytes.com
Immediate Past President of IESTC
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Subject: Re: Interviews
Jeff Hanvey wrote:
Two questions:
2. What kinds of questions do you ask during the interview. If you interview
wi
th multiple people at the company (HR, Writing Manager, Other employees),
how d
o you divide your questions between these groups?
Look over the job description. It will give you clues as to the types
of questions that may be asked. Other than that, I've never prepared
answers for multiple people interviews. You have no control over what
questions the interviewers ask, so why even bother. I've never
prepared questions for particular groups, and I've been asked my share
of "If you were stranded on an island, what book would you like to
take with you?" questions. If you're creative and relaxed, you can
handle those questions just as well as you can the technical ones.
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