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Questions to Ask in an Interview

30 items

The end of an interview hands the candidate a small amount of real power and most people waste it, because the good questions do not arrive under pressure. Draw three or four the night before and take them in writing. Nobody minds, and it signals preparation. Thirty questions covering the role, the team, and the things companies hope you will not ask. The answers to the awkward ones tell you more than anything on the careers page.

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All 30 entries that will be loaded onto the spinning wheel

1What does success look like in the first six months?
2Why is this role open?
3What is the biggest challenge facing the team?
4How is feedback given here?
5How are decisions made?
6What does a typical week look like?
7Who would I work with most closely?
8How would you describe the management style?
9What happened to the last person in this role?
10How do people get promoted here?
11What is the hardest part of working here?
12How has the team changed in the last year?
13What is the onboarding like?
14How do you handle disagreement?
15What are the team priorities this quarter?
16How do you measure performance?
17What do people find surprising after joining?
18How much time is spent in meetings?
19What is the remote and office balance?
20How is training and development supported?
21What would you change about the team?
22How stable is the funding or budget?
23Who are your biggest competitors?
24What does the next step in the process look like?
25How long have most of the team been here?
26What kind of person struggles in this role?
27How are mistakes handled?
28What is the team most proud of?
29Is there anything about my background that concerns you?
30What is one thing you wish you had known before joining?
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