"Do you have anymore questions?" This sentence comes at the end of every interview. How you react the smartest and what you should not do under any circumstances.
HR professionals have thousands of job interviews in their careers. Unfortunately, however, they keep finding that applicants always give the same, memorized answers - or just ask standard questions at the end of the interview. But nowadays nobody stands out from the abundance of applicants.
Interview: Whoever doesn't ask questions has lost
An interview can be even worse if you are asked "Do you have any other questions?" don't ask any questions at all . This is an absolute no-go, as job coach Jewel Bracy Demaio explains in an article by Forbes magazine: "This shows your partner that you are neither really ingenious nor particularly interesting."
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Self-serving questions are taboo in the interview
Questions aimed at one's own advantage are also taboo. This includes, for example, "How many vacation days are there?" or "Are overtime paid?" These questions are understandable from the applicant's point of view, but are not well received by the future employer .
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Why are interview questions so important?
But why are questions in the interview so important? HR personnel have a clear answer to this: questions show that the applicant has already dealt with the company and the advertised position in advance. Targeted questions give applicants the opportunity to expand their knowledge even further. Read here what HR professionals will learn about you based on your questions.
Convince with questions about the work culture or the job
But with which questions can you really impress HR managers in an interview? "The best questions have something to do with the work culture or the value of the job for the potential manager," says job coach Demaio.
This also includes making his personal value for the job clear and standing out from the crowd with questions about his competitors , as adviser Kelly Finn from the WinterWyman recruitment agency at Huffington Post reveals.
Both experts recommend asking the following questions in the interview, for example:
Questions about work culture:
1. "What is the average length of employment of the people who work here?"
2. "What do the most successful people in this company have in common?"
3. "What do you think people like most about this company?"
4. "What challenges do you see for you in the next 60 to 90 days?"
5. "What would your customers say about your company?"
6. "What do you personally like most about working in this company?"
7. Ask questions about an article you read about the company.
8. "Where do you see the company in five years?"
Questions about the job:
9. "What can I do to help you achieve your performance review goals?"
10. "What were some of the reasons you turned down other applicants?"
11. "How have I been doing against other candidates so far?"
12. "Do you see any inconsistencies in my CV that I could tell you more about?"
Ask questions during the interview
In an interview, however, it is not just questions that you end up asking. Show during the interview that you are really interested in the job. Listen carefully and keep asking questions while you are curious. This also tells you whether the job really suits you.
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By Andrea Stettner
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