I've been through a couple of interviews and when it came to the point where the interviewer asked me if I have questions, I asked them about the job description for more details, that's it. That's all I care about. Then I came to know that they all passed on me because I didn't ask a lot of questions. What do you normally ask during a job interview? Thanks.
ask about a typical day. how would they describe the management. what is the overall mood of the workplace.
Always ask how long it takes to get promoted. Makes them think you want to be there for the long haul (even if you don't) and it makes them think you are a go-getter (even if you aren't).
ask them what kind of mobo's do they run? How about what's the screen resolution of the workstations? Tell them that u can't work on anything less than 2 gigs of ram, a sli/crossfire of the top vcards out there, with of course a dual core cpu. MMMMMmmmmmmmm and ask if they need they are going to need u to come in on saturday.
Of course...managers love all that philosophical type stuff. Also, ask him if he thinks VSpan should get more playing time. It's a risky question, but if he's a Rockets fan and you start talking Rockets basketball for an hour, you'll be pretty much guaranteed to get the job.
Ask them what's the one thing they like the most about working there. Once they answer that, ask them how long it will be before they make a decision. Question #1 will vault you to the top of their list, I guarantee. It shows an enthusiasm for wanting to work there.
This is a big one. If nothing else, at least you'll know how much time you have to spend in limbo waiting to hear back from them. In my job hunting days, I used to forget this one and I would be in HELL for the next 2 weeks.
That's a good one. I find asking the interviewer their experience w/ the company, how they got started, and how they got to their position, are good questions. Ditto macalau and drummer's suggestions. Basically if you can get the interviewer to talk for a good amount of time it will help. Almost like meeting women. Everyone likes to talk about themselves, the more you allow them to open up the more likely they'll like you.
I feel lucky today. got a phone call from one of the companies who interviewed me and they want to set up again a second interview. this time with their CIO. I told them that I already have an offer from another company so I said to them that I'll pass on them. Payback time. ..
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I've only interviewed for 3 jobs in my whole life that I didn't get an offer and two were because my salary expectations were too high and I didn't know the technology well enough. The third was because I didn't really want the job but someone convinced me to interview for the sake of it. Here is my advice for people. 1.Get the interviewer talking. Get them involved in a converstation. The longer the interview lasts the better chance you have of landing the job. The interviewer won't talk very long if they don't like you. I had one inteviewer talk about his family and career for an whole hour once. 2. Asks lots of intelligent questions. The more pertinent questions you ask, the more the interviewer will think you understand the challenges of the job. 3. Use examples of things in other areas that you have done or were involved with that relate to the job. A boss can only get a few things from and interview. If you understand what the job entails. Your technical compentancy to a certain extent. If they like you on a personal level.
I typically ask a ton of questions...nothing earth shattering, but more on how the company is run, what a normal day like, competition, etc... if all else fails, Make up crap...
