Turning
the Tables: Interview the Interviewer
Source: Suggested questions provided by The Personnel
Consulting Group, www.personnel-group.com
While
it is important for employers to interview candidates to see if they are right
for the job, it is equally important to make sure the job is a good fit for you.
The inevitable interview question, “do you have any questions for me”
is your opportunity to not only look interested and focused on the prospective
job, but also to find out if this job is the right job for you.
Here
are some suggested ways to phrase those important questions in order to get the
answers you need to make an informed career choice:
· Why
is this position open?
· Why
did the person who held this position most recently leave?
· In
what ways were you most pleased with what he/she did?
· Where
was the greatest room for improvement?
· What
are some of the more difficult problems that one would have to face in this
position? How do you think these
could be handled best?
· What
are the objectives that you would like accomplished on this job?
· What
is most pressing? What would you
like to have done in the next two to three months?
· What
are some of the longer-termed objectives?
· How
would you describe your management style?
What significant changes do you foresee for the company/organization in the near future?