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> Have a family/children? How does this affect your work? I'm pretty sure that question is illegal. I do know that asking if someone is married, is illegal (in my state). We got lots of CYA training from HR, telling us to not ask these questions.
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I would feel grateful for this question. It would allow me to quickly reject this company and move on.
Personally, if the expectation is to work 50 hours a week, then the question to ask them is "OK, do you pay 25% more than the average salary for this position?" Of course, the only reason you'd ask such a question in the interview is that you have already decided you don't want the job. But the response can still be illuminating/entertaining. :)
Would probably end the interview right then and there but so worth it to see their reaction.
Everytime they asked me "why should we hire you?", I always replied a small introduction saying that that position might be an interesting next step for my career followed by "and also your recruiter contacted me, so I guess you guys know better than me why you should hire me". The oversaturated modern job market melted the brain of the HR departments to the point that they think it's a great privilege to work for th…
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It's a fine question to chew the fat with, and there _are_ wrong answers, needn't I go in to those. Probably the best answer: even better off, more happy, more fulfilled, and not worrying about where I will be in the next 5 years.
Which would be some of the wrong answers?
I love the "what's your greatest weakness" question. It's pretty silly to interpret this as looking for something deeply personal. This is a professional context. You should answer this question with your greatest weakness in the context of the interview. It's such a good opportunity! It's so awful feeling like an interview went great but stressing about something you didn't talk about - maybe your lack of experience…
> Have a family/children? How does this affect your work? I'm pretty sure that question is illegal. I do know that asking if someone is married, is illegal (in my state). We got lots of CYA training from HR, telling us to not ask these questions.
I'm America there isn't much that is illegal in terms of speech. But you do open your company up for a lawsuit with those kind of questions
Our HR was run by our General Counsel, so they tended to be pretty strict about the language they used, and they called it "illegal."
I think asking questions about sexuality and/or disability may fall into the same bucket.
> 4. Why do you change jobs so often (so rarely)? If an engineering candidate's last few positions have all been about a 1-year vest, that's definitely going to be on my mind. I'd prefer to build a coherent, highly-effective development team who can see us through the whole lifecycles of this and successive projects -- not what might as well be fly-by-night gig contractors, tossing less-aligned check-off sprint deliv…
On the flip side, if you are entry level (< 3 years of experience), I will give you a pass if you can answer the question reasonably. We all know that the best way to get a salary bump is to get a new job and early on, it is more ok than later on in your career.
> Have a family/children? How does this affect your work? I'm pretty sure that question is illegal. I do know that asking if someone is married, is illegal (in my state). We got lots of CYA training from HR, telling us to not ask these questions.
It's also kinda dumb, because it make some wrong assumptions. Some of the most stable people are those with kids. You're not going to take a random offer across the country/globe because it sounded kinda interesting, you're not going to stupid shit and risk getting fired, because you really need to be able to afford new winter boots for three children. On the other hand, you do need a bit of flexibility some times, f…
Personally, I do not believe that kids vs. no kids, single vs. married, makes a difference in work performance. Any changes attributed to family status can be equally attributed to age and maturity.
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If you want people to stay, pay them more in tune with what they're worth and they will. This isn't brain surgery.
It's been my experience serial job hoppers have personal problems, not a lack of monetary compensation.
This is starting to sound a little cruel.
> How do you see yourself in five years? Man, this question. I was asked this question in an interview for a startup. I gave the regular answer that was expected of me. The interview went well, and at the end when the interviewer (who was the co-founder) asked if I had any questions, I turned this around on him: "where do you see [company x] in five years?" He laughed and talked about finding product-market fit and g…