35 Questions to ask in your job interview

I was digging through some old material I created for interviewing and thought I would share. So here it is…best questions to ask your interviewers.

1. What are the day-to-day responsibilities of this job?
2. What does your average day look like?
3. What are the most important qualities for someone to be successful in this role?
4. What are your expectations for the first months, 2 months, 6 months?
5. Where do you think the company is headed in the next 5 years?
6. Who is your top competitor and why?
7. What are the biggest opportunities facing the company?
8. What do you like best about working for this company?
9. What is the typical career path for someone in this role?
10. How to you measure the success of the person in this position?
11. What are some of the challenges you expect the person in the role to face?
12. What is the key to succeeding in the role?
13. What is the onboarding process for new hires?
14. Do you expect the responsibities for this role to change in the near future?
15. What are the most immediate projects that need to be addressed?
16. What training programs are available to your employees?
17. What is the performance review process here?
18. How long have you been with the company?
19. How has your role changed since you’ve been here?
20. How will the person hired into this role help the department?
21. What is the most fun part about the job?
22. What are the company’s senior leaders like? What do they care about and talk about the most?
23. What type of employee tends to succeed here?
24. Where do you see the company in three years, and how would the person in this role contribute to this vision?
25. What excites you about coming to work?
26. Can you explain the culture to me, with examples of how the company upholds it?
27. What are the company’s core business goals?
28. I like to collaborate with team members and brainstorm ideas to help reach communal goals. Can you give me examples of collaboration within the company?
29. Why did you choose to work here?
30. What is the preferred style of working to solve problems in the company?
31. As an Employee, How Could I Exceed Your Expectations?
32. What excites you most about your job, and what do you like most about this company?
33. If I got the position, would I be work on any projects in addition to my day-to-day duties?
34. What are the core values of the company?
35. What have you learned working here?

References:

• http://katemats.com/questions-for-candidates-to-ask-in-an-interview/
• https://biginterview.com/blog/2011/08/best-questions-to-ask-end-interview.html
• https://www.thecut.com/article/5-questions-to-ask-a-job-interviewer.html
• https://uptowork.com/blog/questions-to-ask-an-interviewer
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2017/06/03/25-great-questions-to-ask-at-the-job-
• http://www.businessinsider.com/smart-questions-to-ask-job-interview-2017-3interview/#29991bca7419