Blog
Top Tips: Best Interview Questions To Ask Employers
Check out our suggestions for asking the best questions of perspective employers in interviews:
A great way to get to know the interviewer and a potential future colleague is by asking them some questions:
- How long have you been with the company?
- Has your role changed since you started?
- What did you do before this?
Instead of asking "What the company culture is like" try asking:
- How does the company encourage learning and growth?
- Tell me about a suggestion and employee made that was implemented in the team or by the company?
- What recent project excited you? Or What excited you about the company?
- How quickly is the company growing? Or What are your expansion plans?
- What projects (or services) are in the developmental stage?
- How does the company celebrate wins?
- What policies are in place to encourage team (staff) retention?
- How has the company changed over the last few years?
- How often do you reassess roles and responsibilities?
- Does the company support lateral mobility?
These management style questions are most appropriate when a manager or supervisor is interviewing you, which maybe a second interview:
- What are your core values as a manager?
- How would you describe your leadership style?
- How do you approach conflict within your team?
- How accessible are you for questions or support?
- How do you help new team members onboard?
- What are your performance expectations for this role and how do you evaluate success?
- How do you motivate the team?
- What's your approach to giving and receiving feedback?
- How often do you provide performance reviews?
- Tell me about a mistake someone on the team made and how it was handled?
These questions relate to the role and team you maybe joining, you'll never really know what it’ll be like to enter a new group, but making the effort to understand how your future team works together will offer insights into how comfortable you’ll be. Collaboration at work greatly affects team performance:
- What five skills are the most important to be successful in this role?
- How does this position interact with other departments?
- Are there any responsibilities that don’t appear in the job description?
- What are the opportunities for professional development within this job role?
- What’s the most challenging aspect of this role? Or What challenges does this position offer?
- Has this position evolved?
- Can you describe any projects I would be working on?
- How much autonomy will I have over decision-making, task prioritization, or project management?
- What are your expectations for the first 30, 60, or 90 days?
- How would you describe the team’s communication style?