Questions to Ask Your Interviewer
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- Questions to Ask Your Interviewer
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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - ALWAYS ASK YOUR INTERVIEWER QUESTIONS!
2:01 - Having preplanned questions is smart
2:50 - Ask different types of interviewers, different questions
3:39 - The Questions
Point of Contact - BEFORE THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS - This will be your Recruiter, HR Rep, or in some cases the Hiring Manager:
About the position:
Why is the position open?
How long has the position been open?
How many people are interviewing?
Why do you think my background is a good fit?
Logistics:
I see the position is located here, would it be possible to work out of another location/work remote?
Does the job require travel?
What is the salary range?
What are the specific benefits you offer including, but not limited to vacation/PTO, holidays, sick time, health, dental, vision, 401k, tuition reimbursement, free food, free gym, etc.?
Process:
What is the process/what are the specific steps?
How long is the process?
How often will I hear back from you?
Will you be letting me know if you are out on vacation? - This one is important because there is nothing worse than getting an out of office response with no backup contact when you are waiting to hear back after interviewing or at any step in the process.
Interview:
How many interviews will be conducted?
What are the stages?
Who is the final decision maker?
What topics will the interviewer/s be covering during my interview
Lastly:
Any questions that I did not ask that are important for me to know? Questions you typically hear from other candidates?
During the interview the questions will be focused on them:
I obviously looked you up on LinkedIn, but tell me about your path to this role?
What do you like the best about your role and the company?
Hiring Manager:
What do you like the most about working at Google?
What do you like the most about your position?
What is the coolest thing you are working on right now?
What is the biggest opportunity for your team this year, in the upcoming months, etc.?
What does success look like in this position? If you could break that down over the first 3-6 months, the first year, and after two years?
How do you measure success?
What is the typical career path for someone in this type of position?
How does this role fit into the overall strategy of the organization?
What do you see as the core function of this role as part of the larger organization?
Tell me about a typical day in this role?
Are there any questions from my background/anything I can clarify from my answers today or from my background regarding fit for this role?
What is the most important skill that you need today?
I have already discussed this with the Recruiter (if you have), but what are the next steps?
Any additional information you would like from me?
Team Member:
What do you like the best about your role and the company?
What do you look for in a team member?
How do you foster a collaborative team?
How will hiring this position help you?
What is a specific pain point you are facing now because this position is not hired?
Does the team tend to work on projects together or alone?
Cross Functional:
What do you like the best about your role and the company?
How does your team interact with the team I would be supporting?
How often would we be working together?
How does this role help your team have success?
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Another great video helping me prepare, thank you again!! 👏🏼🙌🏼👍🏼
I’ve been thinking about what to ask for a quite long time , thank you so much for the sharing and great insights !!!!!
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I always come back to this video when I have big interview coming up. Big Thanks
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Thank you for the time and effort you put into each of these! I found you while researching for an upcoming Google interview and your videos are giving me insight and ideas I wish I had 15 years ago!!
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You have very valid points in preparation for any interview. Excellent video.
C B, great to hear, this is a critical part of the interview process!
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@@jeffhsipepi Jeff, I had an interview today and your videos made all the difference. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and advice.
Great information. A question I like to ask is "what are the performance expectations for this role. This is very important because every job has performance requirements and I like to know what is going to be expected of me on the job because performance is used to decide if you should remain employed, be promoted or be fired.
Jason, I like this added question. And you could also ask something similar such as, what are a few items that would make a candidate successful in this role. Why word it this way? It has a little softer tone, but it might not answer your question. I feel like performance metrics is a question we can really push on after they want to hire us, then we can find out what is really expected and decide whether or not we want to take the job. This is just a different lens, your question is definitely solid and something you do want to determine before starting a new job. Thanks for your comment!
Great questions!
I have asked a few role related Qs to recruiters in the past, and at times got a bland response "the hiring manager can answer this , so you should bring this up with him/her". Thanks Jeff for categorizing this as per the interviewer type; super helpful indeed
Shiv, awesome, thanks for the positive feedback!
Same, I got the same reply from the interviewer! I am really tensed now, and having mixed feelings (his video was off)!
Did you get the offer?
Your videos do give a great insights. great work Jeff!! please keep them coming. by the way can i ask the recruiter about salary range on email after few interviews or it has to be on the first call?
You can ask your Recruiter that question at any point in the process. They may not give you a range, if not, you can say something like, can I expect that this job would pay over 100K or over 150K, etc. At a minimum they should be able to answer this question. I hope this helps! Thanks!
Hi Jeff! Thanks so much for this. Super helpful. I was wondering, do you have any recommendations for questions to ask at conversion interviews? So interviews where you're not interviewing with specific team members or cross-functional folks but other people in the company that will decide whether or not the company should hire you generally.
Paige, for me, the three most important items are that your questions have a positive pitch/tone, that you show genuine interest when asking them, and that you don't run out of them!
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Hi Jeff , I am loving your videos more and more ! Great insight . Wanted to check - I have been interviewed by the recruiter in Google Glass before the Christmas and I followed up with him last week ... He told that the hiring manager is yet to respond ... How frequently I should follow up at this stage ?
Niraja, I recommend asking the Recruiter believe it or not! I would tell your Recruiter you are interested in the role and you would like to check in from time to time, is once a week okay, once every two weeks? Often times candidates would ask this question of me and I always appreciated it. But as a general rule, I would not check in more than once a week. I hope this helps! Thanks
Hi Jeff, Thank you so much for all your videos. I've been watching them as part of my preparation for my onsite non-technical interview. I've always wondered what questions to ask, and this video was quite helpful with many good and relevant questions.
I just have a few doubts. Who do you mean by the 'Team Member'? Is it the ones who I might be interacting with at the Team matching stage, or, I've heard that technical coding interviews are also conducted by software engineers from different teams, so is it them? And, I also want to ask if it's a good idea to ask questions like "What do you look for in a team member?" and "what do you like about the role, culture, etc." to the technical interviewers (ofc if time permits :D)
Sreenithi, team member is a person who would be on your direct team (we are not always given this data point). I like all of your questions!
Great, thanks for clarifying! :)
@jeff, how would you answer the following questions?
How would you balance and prioritize multiple projects of varying complexity?
How do you evaluate the success or failure of a project?
What are some strategies for handling competing visions on how to execute a project?
Pooja, these are three great questions! For all three I strongly encourage you to utilize the CFAS Method - Clarify, Framework, Assumptions, Solution. Answering all three in a YT comment is a little tough, but come join a live session and I would be happy to take on one of these questions for you. I go live at 10am PT every Wednesday. Thanks!
Hi Jeff - I had my first screening call, and asked some of the questions like what level, who the hiring manager was etc., and the recruiter said she was not authorized to give any of that information. I'm glad I asked some of the questions, but on the hind sight, I feel may be I might have come across as a little over agrresive. Maybe, it was a little premature at this stage ? Would love to hear your thought. Hopefully, I didn't screw up the rest of the process.
Zee, they are authorized to tell you the level (at least a range), they have to know that to set up the panel appropriately. Not too aggressive, these are good questions.
Jeff H Sipe Thanks much. Totally appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Hi Jeff, great video. Quick question, do you think it sends the right message/isn't too forward to ask about salary range as a graduate student/entry role, if there's not enough relevant information online?
Ofure, great question! It is okay to ask the Recruiter this question, it is a fair question that they may or may not answer, but it is definitely fair regardless of your level. I hope this helps!
@@jeffhsipepi Thank you!
That's great
Jeff do you have any interview tips for an internal candidate for a program manager role in a large company. The role is for a different organization in the same company. I have had a few email exchanges with the hiring manager.
Jerome, yes, being internal gives you a huge advantage. You should not only gain as much information as possible from the hiring manager, but try to leverage people on that team, and finally leverage your internal knowledge of systems/process/etc. to your advantage. Good luck!
Hi Jeff. Great stuff. I was wondering if I can ask the questions you mentioned at the beginning at the start of the interview if I can't contact the hiring manager directly?
Also, I have a 60min Manufacturing Engineer interview coming up, could you share some general knowledge about Manufacturing Engineering interviews or second interviews in general? Thanks alot!
Murdock, in an interview it is really best for the interviewer to lead, be careful trying to ask your questions first. The types of questions will really depend on the company and interviewer, but I always think of ME's as being extremely process driven, that would be one great item to focus on, good luck!
@@jeffhsipepi Thanks!
Hi Jeff, i had an interview last week with Google fiber team. how long should i wait to follow up with recruiter?
Now! Typically, the best course of action is to follow up with the Recruiter after the interview to let them know how it went. This way you are able to share your thoughts while they are still fresh and it is a good touch point as well. Three business days after your interview if you have not heard from your Recruiter, you should definitely follow up. I hope this helps! Thanks!
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Hi Jeff, This is great ,to learn but i have a question for you .
How to manage a situation when interviewer does not like asking questions - Interviewer expresses its a straight forward question and why i can't understand what is expected ?
Karthik, great question. When answering open-ended questions, if your interviewer questions your questions or tells you to stop asking questions. Still use the CFAS method, but turn your questions into thought process. So the clarification component sounds more like solving than questions. I hope that helps!
@@jeffhsipepi thanks Jeff for the idea
Jeff any tips on questions that you think would make you stand out at google specifically?
FeeldaFia, I think that your focus should be standing out with your answers. For your questions, if you do ask something unique, make sure it has a super positive tone!
@@jeffhsipepi thank you for taking the time to respond and for your content
What is your suggestion on going through your interviewer's LinkedIn profile and sending a connection request before the actual interview??
Dr Syed Manzoor Ahmed, not recommended! We just don't know if our interviewer will dislike this approach, wait until after the interview!
I stay asking
Shane, this is a critical part of success in the interviews!
@@jeffhsipepi thanks