It\u2019s only natural to want to impress the interviewer by telling them all about yourself. But there are some important questions you need to ask in a job interview that\u2019ll help you really stand out from the crowd.<\/p>\n
An interview is a two-way process \u2013 the interviewer needs to share with you how great the company is, just as much as you need to wow them with your skillset and charisma. To make sure you find out as much as possible (it\u2019s a good idea to have some great questions ready for the end of the interview. \u00a0The Adzuna<\/a> brainstormed to bring you some recommendations for questions that you should ask\u2026and a few that you definitely shouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n These questions are great because they help achieve two things. Firstly, it may prompt an interviewer into revealing precisely what they want. If you don\u2019t match these requirements, you will have learnt something useful and can improve your technique for future interviews. Secondly, the answer to this question could prompt you to add any information you might have forgotten.<\/p>\n While the interviewer is deciding whether you will be a good fit for the role, this question will help you assess if the company is the right fit for you.<\/p>\n This will show you the areas the company values the most and where you could add value to a role. You will be able to see which areas of your work are likely to be under scrutiny, giving you an idea of the company culture.<\/p>\n Showing initiative and a desire to be good at your job in an interview will score you extra points. If you want to expand your skill set and work hard for the organisation you are going to be an appealing candidate.<\/p>\n This is the most critical question to ask. It shows that you are interested in progressing by moving through the process. You may be given a time period in which they will get back to you, and if you\u2019re lucky, the interviewer may even tell you how many people you are up against.<\/p>\n There is no definite list of things you shouldn\u2019t ask but as a general rule, never ask anything that you could have found out through a quick online search<\/strong>. These include questions\u00a0 like:<\/p>\n What does your company do?<\/p>\n How many offices do you have?<\/p>\n These are prime examples of questions that you could probably find the answers to on a company website. If you ask this type of question, it makes it look like you got lazy with your research.<\/p>\n The danger is that you might look like you want to spend as little time in the office as possible. OR that all you are interested in is money. It is much better to wait until you are further through the process to find this information.<\/p>\n By all means, ask for clarification if you are unclear on something, but whatever you do, make sure they haven\u2019t already answered your question. If you didn\u2019t pay attention in the interview, it makes you look unappealing as a potential hire.<\/p>\n Now that you have an idea of what is and isn\u2019t a good idea t to ask at an interview, why not put it into practice? Head over to Adzuna<\/a> and apply for some jobs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s only natural to want to impress the interviewer by telling them all about yourself. But there are some important questions you need to ask in a job interview that\u2019ll help you really stand out from the crowd. An interview is a two-way process \u2013 the interviewer needs to share with you how great the Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":1666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,286],"tags":[471],"class_list":["post-2796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job-interview","category-job-search","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2797,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2796\/revisions\/2797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The best questions to as in a job interview<\/h2>\n
What are you looking for in an ideal candidate and are there specific skills or previous work experience you have in mind?<\/h4>\n
What is the culture of the company like?<\/h4>\n
How do you measure employee performance?<\/h4>\n
Do you offer additional training?<\/h4>\n
What do the next steps of this process entail?<\/h4>\n
Questions NOT to ask in an interview<\/h2>\n
Never ask about pay, time off, or your work hours in a first interview.<\/h4>\n
Never ask anything that shows you haven\u2019t been listening.<\/h4>\n