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1. % time spent programming, % time spent not programming? 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you love your job? 3. The biggest thing that would raise answer to last question? 4. On a scale of 1 to 10, the quality of the business requirements you receive? 5. The biggest thing that would raise answer to last question? 6. On a scale of 1 to 10, the quality of the technical specs you receive? 7. The biggest thing tha…
Adapted from: "First, Break All the Rules". Gallup found that these questions were correlated against organizational and personal performance across industries, from fast food to the army to law firms. These were intended to be answered on a 1-5 "strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree" scale and need to be tailored to the situatino.
1. Do you know what is expected of you? (If the employee answers with a four or a five, this self-score would indicate that he or she knows the goal, how it is measured, and how he or she plans to reach the goal. An answer of one indicates that the employee does not know the goal or objective or how it is measured and has no idea how to reach it.)
2. Do you have the right materials and equipment to do your work right?
3. At work, do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day?
4. In the last seven days, have you received recognition or praise for doing good work?
5. Does you supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care about me as a person?
6. Is there someone at work who encourages your development?
7. At work, do your opinions seem to count?
8. Does the mission/purpose of the company make me feel that your job is important?
9. Are your co-workers committed to doing quality work?
10. Do you have a best friend at work?
11. In the last six months, has someone at work talked to you about your progress?
12. This last year, have you had opportunities at work to learn and grow?
I've been asking the following two questions for many years now and they have always been a great tool for me: "Can you tell me why I should NOT work here?" "If you had a magic stick, what would you change about this company?"
It's a difficult one to ask (and/or get an honest answer to), but something like "how much do you trust the boss, and the company". If they don't have integrity, other answers might not matter.
This is important as the rot almost inevitably starts at the top, but in my experience it is rare for an underling to badmouth their boss to someone who they don't know (I say this as someone who should have, but didn't due to fear of being fired). Instead you have to eek out a general vibe by asking less pointed questions like: * How often do you interact with the CEO/insert title? * How comfortable are you with the…
People under someone they respect and like will tell stories and use superlatives.
BUT, more important than any of these questions, however, is the one you have to you ask yourself: How will you evaluate these pieces of information?
At the end of the day, it's an intrinsically subjective analysis.
Ok, for infosec I'm not sure. For dev work, I'd ask the questions in the Joel test. Some questions do apply (I wouldn't expect a 100% YES answer, but hopefully most of them): Do you have two monitors (or more) Do you get a fast PC Do you get your choice of mouse and keyboard Do you have a comfortable chair Do you have a fast (and unfiltered) internet connection Do you have quiet working conditions Do you use the best…
You highlight what you're looking for, and it offers decent ways of asking about them.
I found it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15908812
You never want to ask direct questions about the company that will be bullshitted away -- you're wasting everyone's time in a little ceremony where both parties say nothing. People will usually talk about how they feel, and if they don't, the way that they do not answer the question is useful as well. It's also good way to make a personal connection with people. Adapted from: "First, Break All the Rules". Gallup foun…
- When did you last miss supper / a personal event because you were working late?
- Think of the last person you know who left the company. Why did they leave?
- When was your last vacation, and how long was it?
These are essentially a way of asking, how’s the work life balance? In a way that avoids the BS answer, “great!”
1. % time spent programming, % time spent not programming? 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you love your job? 3. The biggest thing that would raise answer to last question? 4. On a scale of 1 to 10, the quality of the business requirements you receive? 5. The biggest thing that would raise answer to last question? 6. On a scale of 1 to 10, the quality of the technical specs you receive? 7. The biggest thing tha…
#16, never asked that one, but absolutely should. Next time.