28 brilliant questions to ask at the end of every job interview

The article says the end of an interview is a two-way moment, where the candidate should also assess the employer. It argues that prepared questions help reveal fit, expectations, culture, timeline, and possible concerns about the role and the company.

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• Ask questions that show how your skills compare with the ideal candidate for the position.
• Ask who the job reports to and how responsibilities are divided if there are multiple managers.
• Ask how the position has evolved and whether it is a dead end or a stepping-stone.
• Ask about the company culture and whether employee happiness matters there.
• Ask who the main competitors are and how the company says it is better.
• Ask which soft skills matter most for the role and what that reveals about management values.
• Ask whether the interviewer has any hesitations about your qualifications.
• Ask what they like most about working for the company.
• Ask how you would collaborate with your manager.
• Ask what steps must happen before the company can make an offer.
• Ask how the company would score itself on living up to its core values and what it is improving.
• Ask what the main challenges of the position are.
• Ask what past employees did to succeed in the role.
• Ask what a typical day would look like if they hired you.
• Ask what type of employee tends to succeed there and which qualities matter most for advancement.
• Ask whether there is anyone else you should meet during the interview process.
• Ask how the team grows professionally.
• Ask how staff conflicts are handled.
• Ask whether you will meet future teammates or managers during the process.
• Ask how success is evaluated at the company.
• Ask what problems the company faces now and how the department is addressing them.
• Ask when they expect to make a decision and when you can expect to hear back.
• Ask whether the role is new or why the previous person left.
• Ask where the company should be in three years and how this role supports that vision.
• Ask for more detail if you have read something about the CEO in another publication.
• Ask about staff turnover and what the company is doing to reduce it.
• Ask whether there is anything else you can provide to help with the decision.
• Ask whether there is anything important that has not yet been covered about working there.