Questions to ask a company during a job interview
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#3Why doesn't the interviewee ever ask the interviewer a whiteboard or puzzle question, "to see how you think?"
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#4Hmmm, I did discuss some of the technical questions from the list and I have to admit that it's not easy to make a decision based on them. It's a great start for discussions, and definitely something to consider but your time is limited, the other side will beautify the answer, the same as you do, and you might end up in another totally different team than this of your interviewer.
Remember that things tend to be fluid, re-organizations happens often, having a bug tracking system doesn't make bug handling efficient and CI/CD doesn't mean your time to deliver is necessarily short.
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#5Why doesn't the interviewee ever ask the interviewer a whiteboard or puzzle question, "to see how you think?"
I do, and I have excluded companies for the wrong answers.
Why would you not? You're taking the risk of wasting a few months until you find out that the fit is poor.
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#6Why doesn't the interviewee ever ask the interviewer a whiteboard or puzzle question, "to see how you think?"
I do, and I have excluded companies for the wrong answers. Why would you not? You're taking the risk of wasting a few months until you find out that the fit is poor.
How has that gone over? Did you get interviewers to refuse the question?
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#7Interviewing the interviewer has been THE best way to get the job. It just oozes a confidence that you already know you're good enough to get the job, and you're trying to figure out if they are good enough for YOU. Figure out questions before hand that describe the type of good working environments or fixes for bad ones that you've had in the past. The interviewer will quickly shift and try to sell the position to you (harder than normal). It sounds silly, and like something they'd probably be used to by now, but in every case I've done this it's landed me an offer. This is coming from someone who needs to interview well because my degree/experience doesn't usually perfectly line up to the jobs I'm applying for.
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#8Hmmm, I did discuss some of the technical questions from the list and I have to admit that it's not easy to make a decision based on them. It's a great start for discussions, and definitely something to consider but your time is limited, the other side will beautify the answer, the same as you do, and you might end up in another totally different team than this of your interviewer. Remember that things tend to be flu…
Completely agree. Would you mind if I stole your second paragraph? (Or could you submit it as a pr?)
Those are definitely seeds of conversations rather than something you can 100% rely on. But if you have doubts about the organisation and then hear "no bug tracking, we don't need it" without explanation, then something's definitely fishy. That's one of the red-flag questions. Then again if they don't but have an explanation, maybe there's something really interesting behind it.
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#9That's a really good list. I really wish I'd asked a few of those in the past.
"Where do you plan to be in 5 years" is actually a really good question to ask a company. Many have no idea (which is possibly fine, but good to know)
Interviews can also be a fantastic place to get real feedback - but you have to do it during the interview; almost nobody gives real feedback after the fact.
"What would give you concerns about hiring me?"
"If you could have your dream candidate for this role, what would they look like?"
"What in my application caused you to call me in for an interview?"
Are a few that I've found helpful.
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#10Interviewing the interviewer has been THE best way to get the job. It just oozes a confidence that you already know you're good enough to get the job, and you're trying to figure out if they are good enough for YOU. Figure out questions before hand that describe the type of good working environments or fixes for bad ones that you've had in the past. The interviewer will quickly shift and try to sell the position to y…
> The interviewer will quickly shift and try to sell the position to you
I wonder if that's often how it's perceived on the other side. I love when the people I interview ask me questions. If they're interested in something, not only am I going to answer as best as I can, I'm going to be interested in why you it's important to you. It can be a great conversation, and I'm not even trying to sell the position :-)
People really don't do it often enough - that's why I decided to post my own list.