Page 125 - John Kador - 301 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview, Second Edition-McGraw-Hill (2010)

INTERVIEW THE INTERVIEWER

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If I were to be employed here, what one piece of wisdom would you
want me to incorporate into my work life?
This is a strong question that not only asks the hiring manager what
he or she considers most important but also assumes that you are
already on board.

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What are a couple of misconceptions people have about the company?
Every manager is frustrated by the way he or she thinks the world
sees the company. Here is your chance to get two pieces of critical
information: how the hiring manager thinks the world perceives the
company and what he or she believes to be the truth.

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Work-life balance is an issue of retention as well as productivity. Can
you talk about your own view of how to navigate the tensions between
getting the work done and encouraging healthy lives outside the
offi ce?

On one level, you want to find out how workaholic your prospective
manager and the company are. On another, you want a clue about
how the company handles the important issue of work-life balance.

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How does the company support and promote personal and professional
growth?
This is another way to ask how the company culture promotes a
healthy work-life balance.
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What types of people seem to excel here?
This will engender more conversation about personality styles and
attitudes that mesh well with the culture and those that don’t. You
bluff your way through this question at your own risk. Why would
you want to go to work where you would be at war with the prevail-
ing culture?

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