Best Questions To Ask An Interviewer
Are you a young, energetic, and ambitious person between 18-30 years of age, starting to build your blue or grey-collar career and often preparing for those anxious interviews?
Prepare to present the best version of yourself, but don’t ignore the golden opportunity that all interviews provide – engaging interviewers with curious and genuine questions that create a positive impact, aside from helping you make a well-informed decision upon selection.
To help you prepare for being inquisitive during an interview, here are interview scenarios with a repository of the best questions to ask and help yourself!
When you reach the interview venue
You may reach the interview venue early, but it’s equally important to get into the interview fresh, relaxed and engaged. Please ask:
- Where can I find the restrooms to freshen up?
- Getting here was easy. Is this place a landmark?
Some organisations evaluate people right from the time they enter their premises. It would be best if you assumed this, which helps to warm up.
When you meet the interviewers
Even as you are asked to meet the interviewers, it’s best that you knock on the door, slide it open a bit, and seek their permission with a question:
- May I come in?
- Can I have a seat now?
With this, you would already have made a first positive impression with your smile, body language and questions.
When you are in the midst of the interview
Choose an opportune moment to ask relevant questions and impress upon your homework and earnestness.
About the company
- What are individual values best suited for your corporate values?
- Who are our competitors, and what are our challenges?
About job role
- Can you briefly share my everyday responsibilities in this role?
- What are the active projects of the team I would work for?
About people
- Who will be my mentor and leader to whom I would report?
- What is it that most people love about this company?
About the process
- What are my likely shift timings to begin with?
- Is there a periodical performance evaluation and feedback process?
- Are there skills training and people development programs in-house?
About growth
- What are the things I can do that would make us successful?
- Is there a structured way for lateral or vertical growth for a new entrant like me within the organisation?
When you are at the end of the interview
By now, you would have a good sense of the interview. Irrespective, please send out a positive vibe with some concluding questions.
- Is there any constructive feedback you can provide me now?
- I am patient but keen to get the job. When can I expect to hear back about your decision?
- What is the next step in your recruitment process?
- What is the salary structure for this role?
- Is there any additional allowance and benefit for this job role other than salary?
- How much travel is involved in this role?
- What are the lodging, boarding and travel reimbursements available for someone like me?
Be sure that the questions you ask are heartfelt, contextual and not vague, misplaced or sounding artificial (asked for the sake of asking!).
Conclusion
When the interview concludes, please thank the interviewer and the coordinator for their time and valued interactions.
Do remember that we live in times when there are numerous applicants for every job. What matters is making it easier for interviewers to separate the wheat from the chaff with your interesting responses and differentiated questions!
