Page 144 - John Kador - 201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview-McGraw-Hill (2002)

DEFENSIVE QUESTIONS

10-3
I understand the company has experienced layoffs within the last two
years. Can you review the reasons why they were necessary?
It will make the interviewer uncomfortable, but the interviewer expects
questions about layoffs.

10-4
How were the layoffs handled in terms of notification, severance, out-
placement services, etc.?
You want to know how your termination, should you be downsized, will
likely be handled.

10-5
Are there formal metrics in place for measuring and rewarding per-
formance over time?
The impression you want to leave is that you are good and you want the
metrics to recognize it.
10-6
How effectively has the company communicated its top three business
goals?
If the interviewer cannot articulate them, you have your answer.
10-7
I am a hard worker.I expect to be around other hard-working people.Am
I going to be comfortable with the level of effort I find here?

? Memorably Bad Question

#15

Before you tell me about your benefits, can I go get my wife?
She’s in the car and she’s the one who wants to know about
the benefits.
Maybe she should be the one applying for the job.

Wayne Kale
Ryon Recruiters
Hendersonville, NC

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