| What are good questions to ask during an | | | | |
| interview is a good question in itself, and | | | | When interviewing remember that the HR |
| one that always comes up when a conscientious | | | | manager or other decision maker you are |
| person is preparing for a big job interview. | | | | interviewing with has been through the |
| The fact that a person even wonders that sets | | | | process dozens of times, if not hundreds. |
| them apart from the crowd of applicants and | | | | The decision maker may be a little bored, and |
| means that he or she is a proactive | | | | is looking for a way to liven up the |
| individual, intent on making a good | | | | conversation and get some information on your |
| impression and proper presentation of skills | | | | personality. In that case a good question to |
| and experience. | | | | ask the decision maker would be anything that |
| | | | relieves their boredom and allows them to |
| The best question to ask, according to many | | | | talk. It is an accepted fact of making |
| human resource management professionals, is | | | | friends and influencing people that people |
| "what can I do to benefit the company?" This | | | | love to talk, love the sound of their own |
| question shows a good, positive attitude and | | | | voice, and love to hear their own name. The |
| will lead the HR manager to think of you as a | | | | sweetest sound anyone can ever hear is the |
| go getter and team player and the type of | | | | sound of his or her own name, so be sure to |
| individual the company needs. | | | | call the interviewer by name. That is just |
| | | | basic human nature. With that in mind, pay |
| The worst question to ask would be anything | | | | attention to the office surroundings. Does |
| that makes you, as an applicant, appear to be | | | | the decision maker have a hobby, like golf or |
| selfish or self centered. A bad interview | | | | fishing? Does the decision maker have sports |
| question would be a question related to | | | | trophies on display or a family photograph? |
| vacation, pay or raises too early in the | | | | If so, ask anything related to what is |
| interview. It is best to first establish | | | | important to the decision maker. Disguised |
| that there could be a good ongoing | | | | as small talk, this is a strategic question |
| professional relationship between you as an | | | | that will bond you with the decision maker |
| employee and the company as an employer | | | | interviewer. If you allow the interviewer to |
| before getting into the details. Of course | | | | talk about something he or she cares about, |
| vacation, raises and starting pay are | | | | they will have positive feeling about you and |
| important to you, and the answers will come | | | | about the interview. Give it a try, it could |
| in good time, but it is best to show the | | | | be the best question that you've ever asked a |
| interviewer that you will be a team player | | | | potential employer, and may lead to a great |
| who thinks of the good of the company and the | | | | job. |
| team. | | | | |