Having an interview go really smooth is every job candidate’s prayer.
You just want to accurately answer all the questions thrown at you,
shake their hands and faces goodbye; and dash out of the room. Bam!
Everybody is happy. Maybe that worked in the 19th century
when jobs chased after people but not in this era where recruiters are
too busy looking for a few candidates in a stack of perceived qualified
candidates.
Job interviews are a rare thing to come by but once you get the opportunity to attend one, anything less than a good impression would send you back to the job market. You may be thinking asking questions in an interview is a no-no for job seekers but interviewers aren’t there to suck up all the oxygen either.
While the spotlight’s on you, you also want to know some things about the company and the people you’ll be working with. Asking interviewers questions (as appropriate) livens up the interview and makes it more interactive, interviewers don’t feel boring – or bored- and it opens up an avenue to get as much clarity on any gray area.
Job interviews are a rare thing to come by but once you get the opportunity to attend one, anything less than a good impression would send you back to the job market. You may be thinking asking questions in an interview is a no-no for job seekers but interviewers aren’t there to suck up all the oxygen either.
While the spotlight’s on you, you also want to know some things about the company and the people you’ll be working with. Asking interviewers questions (as appropriate) livens up the interview and makes it more interactive, interviewers don’t feel boring – or bored- and it opens up an avenue to get as much clarity on any gray area.