What questions, should you ask in an interview?
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What questions, should you ask in an interview?
Submitting dozens of applications and never hearing back - or hearing back every 1 in 10 to get a form rejection - is awful. How do you stay motivated??
Can someone hire me without an interview? I can do the job, but I can't handle interviews. 😭 I have experience in Customer Service and Back Office roles, but since I graduated last year, I've found it difficult to apply for jobs. The interview process makes me really anxious, even though I know I can do the work.
What’s an interview moment that made you think, "wow, I actually want this job"? During one of my interviews with Hatch, the guy pulled up a Jira board and started walking me through an actual project. He didn't switch into corporate PR mode or pretended everything ran perfectly. It was the first interview I’ve had where the team sounded like actual coworkers instead of people performing professionalism at each other. This ended up being my current job, and I got promoted recently.💪
I've read that the highest number of jobs get posted in Jan-Feb, followed by Sep-Oct. Jun-Aug is the second slowest period, followed by Nov-Dec as the slowest. Sure feels like it to me! You seeing the slowdown, too? Hang in there...
When you are asked "do you have any questions for me/us" what are good questions to ask?
A couple of good questions would be to ask what the expectations will be for your first 30 days, and then something around how performance is rated each year
This is a nice one.
Pay attention to their questions and responses for anything that's different from your expectations, including possible red flags. Ask follow up questions about those things.
I like ask what a typical day would look like for the role. Why is the position available. What type of training will you receive during your probationary period. And besides coworkers, what is their favorite part of working for the company. If they struggling to answer that last question, you should probably keep looking.
They usually tell you that in the interview.
I would ask - What is something that you think most new hires are not prepared for ? -what are some of the barriers that someone new to the role had dealt with ? - How has your experience been working with the company? - What pointers do you have for me because you have been in this process for a while ?