Interview Questions You Should Ask

Interview questions that YOU should ask

For most of the time during interviews, you are answering questions. But at some point during most interviews, you will be asked "Do you have any questions?" This is a critical time, since the interviewer will use your questions to find out what is important to you, and to see if it matches what is important to them.

But equally important is to make sure you understand enough about this company, position and hiring manager to see if it meets your career needs. copyrightjoestrazzere

So go into the interview with a mental list of questions that you would like to get answered - either during the main portion of the interview itself, of when it's your turn to ask the questions.

Questions for the hiring manager:

• What is your most important expectation of the new hire?
• What is the first thing you expect the new hire to accomplish?
• What is quality like at this company?

Questions for interviews with your potential peers on the QA Team:

• What is it like to work here?
• What is it like to work in this QA Team?
• What is it like to work for the hiring manager?
• Tell me about your role here?
• How much control do you have over your own work?

Questions for HR:

• Why is the hiring manager filling this role from outside, rather than promoting from within?

Questions for interviewers outside the QA Team:

• What do you think of the hiring manger?
• What do you think of this QA Team?
• What is quality like at this company?

Don't get too pushy with your questions, and don't ask too many. But be ready to ask some, and get the answers you need to make the right decision for you.

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This article originally appeared in my blog: All Things Quality

	My name is Joe Strazzere and I'm currently a Director of Quality Assurance. I like to lead, to test, and occasionally to write about leading and testing. Find me at http://AllThingsQuality.com/.