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WHAT INTERVIEW
QUESTION TO ASK?
By Heather Eagar |
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What interview question to ask is a good
question in itself, and one that always comes up
when a conscientious person is preparing for a
big job interview. If you're wondering this
yourself then that means you are a proactive
individual, intent on making a good impression
and proper presentation of skills and
experience.
The best interview question to ask, according to
many human resource management professionals, is
“what can I do to benefit the company?” This
question shows a good, positive attitude and
will lead the HR manager to think of you as a go
getter and team player and the type of
individual the company needs.
The worst interview question to ask would be
anything that makes you, as an applicant, appear
to be selfish or self centered. A bad interview
question to ask would be a question related to
vacation, pay or raises too early in the
interview. It is best to first establish that
there could be a good ongoing professional
relationship between you as an employee and the
company as an employer before getting into the
details. Of course vacation, raises and starting
pay are important to you, and the answers will
come in good time, but it is best to show the
interviewer that you will be a team player who
thinks of the good of the company and the team.
When interviewing remember that the HR manager
or other decision maker you are interviewing
with has been through the process dozens of
times, if not hundreds. The decision maker may
be a little bored, and is looking for a way to
liven up the conversation and get some
information on your personality. In that case a
good interview question to ask the decision
maker would be anything that relieves their
boredom and allows them to talk. It is an
accepted fact of making friends and influencing
people that people love to talk, love the sound
of their own voice, and love to hear their own
name. The sweetest sound anyone can ever hear is
the sound of his or her own name, so be sure to
call the interviewer by name. That is just basic
human nature.
Give these tips a try on what questions to ask
during an interview. You never know, they may
just lead you to a great job. |
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