Ask about the work you would actually do
Useful questions help you understand whether the job fits and how to succeed in it. Prepare more than you expect to ask, because some will be answered during the conversation. Choose two or three that match the person you are speaking with and the stage of the process.
Pick questions with a useful follow-up
- What would you most like the person in this role to achieve in the first few months? Follow up: what might make that difficult?
- How does the team decide priorities when requests compete? Follow up: could you give a recent example?
- How do people get feedback here? Follow up: what does that look like in a normal month?
- What are the next stages of the process, and what will each involve?
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Prepare questions you want answered
Do you have any questions for us?
- Read the vacancy and write down three things you want to understand about the work or team.
- Turn each into a clear question and say it out loud.
- Choose your two priorities and prepare a follow-up for any answer that might be vague.
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