27 Smart Questions to Ask in Your Interview - (The only list you will ever need)

Everyone says "You HAVE to ask questions in your interview!" and they are RIGHT! But, what questions should you ask?

How can you come off as looking prepared, interested, and walk away with a ton of helpful information?

I mean, that is a ton to accomplish, right? Right, but, with the proper gameplan, you can do all those things!

In this video, I break down the best questions to ask everyone you will talk to in your interview and I touch on all the important topics. From leadership style, people development, culture, and expectations, with this video, you will have all your bases covered!

While you should watch the video because I talk about "the why" behind each question and what information you should be looking for, I also wanted to include the questions below so you can commit them to memory! Check out the questions from the video below!

Foundation Questions:
• Why is the role open?
• How long has the role been open?
• What is your timeline for filling this role?
• How would you describe the turnover for this role in recent years?
About the role:
• What would you consider to be the most challenging part of this role?
• What are performance objectives this person will need to accomplish in the first 90, 365 days?
• What are the metrics this person will be measured by?
• What are some characteristics of people who have been successful in this role?
Ask your boss:
• Can you tell me about a time an employee didn’t accomplish a task you designated for them. How did you handle it?
• Can you describe your leadership style and influences?
• What is your vision for how your department will evolve over the next 12 to 18 months.
• What is your proudest moment as a manager at this company?
About culture:
• What has kept you here?
• How is cultural alignment measured at your organization?
• How do your cultural values manifest themselves in the day to day at this company?
• Has your company ever held any events that reinforced its cultural values?
About training:
• What training has been made available to your people?
• How are the decisions made about who receives training made?
• Has the training provided to the people on the team ever lead to someone transferring departments?
• How much of the training provided is internal versus leverage outside resources?
Ask your future teammates:
• How would you describe your boss’s management style?
• How are setbacks handled in this department?
• If you had to take a last-minute day off to attend to a personal issue, how would it be received?
• Do you feel opportunities for growth and advancement are allocated fairly?
Closeouts:
• How do I compare to the other candidates interviewing for this role?
• Do you have any additional questions for me?
• Do you have any questions or concerns about my ability to do this job?

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[Plubob_McHabblefluffin]

I have almost never asked questions in a job interview. Never realized it was important.

Now, not only do i know it's important, but i also know what to say.

THANK YOU!!!

[sabrecarlos]

The behavioral question for the boss blew my mind.

[SymbolicSplenetic]

This is gold. I wanna ask them all, but usually the initial interview is like 30-40 minutes with only the last 10 minutes given to the candidate to ask questions. I guess I'll have to prioritize some over others and save the others for a 2nd interview, or just pick the most important ones. Dammit, I wanna counter interview them!

[MrPennstate]

This video is more than two years old, but it is absolute GOLD. So many great questions I'll be asking at my interview tomorrow. And some I thought of myself, but that were inspired by some of the questions in the video. Awesome work, Ben!

[JJ_TheGreat]

20:34 Ooh! I like that question! I am going to start asking that question at my upcoming interviews: “Do you feel that opportunities for growth snd advancement are allocated fairly?” That way I can test whether it is likely to be a hostile work environment - which I am in now and currently trying to get out of… The micro-management - and the stunting of my professional development… Also, the let’s look at your calendar and take your meetings and training opportunities off it - because you are complaining about your workload - your work comes first, do if you can’t meet your deadlines - you can’t log onto the trainings (for which I would just put them on in the background and listen, btw).

[nancywalker]

I wish I'd seen this Pryor to my first interview. Even if a person doesn't get the position, this video is a confidence builder. Thank you Ben 😊!

[Michd]

Omg the behavioral /how did you handle it question for your potential boss is amazing. Wish I listened to this video 10 interviews ago!

[holybell]

Your video is giving me great signs of the company I am interviewing with because they have already answered a number of these with no prompting from me which is honestly refreshing.

[AraceliQuiroz_]

Your videos are extremely helpful and motivating!

[neetrab]

3:55 - "How urgent are you looking to fill this role?" -- it may be the right answer, but I see it as, "we're not really trying to hurry to fill the role". Inside myself, I role my eyes because I need a job now and want you to hurry up and hire me if I want the job.

[mickeyp]

rewatching this. amazing content. big like

[carolinetembo]

Preparing for a Program Implementation Officer position. I have always sucked at interviews. 😭 With one day to go, am going through all your videos. Wish me some luck

[Carlos-Saldana]

I’ve asked some of these questions, specifically the ones geared towards about their opinions. Man it really wakes them up with that curve ball and quickly builds rapport. Thank you so much for making this video, so far these questions have absolutely helped me in my previous interviews !

[Ross-reup]

So I took your advice and I asked the question of how is the companies culture! I was so impressed by the General Managers response - it went from a very quick "I've never been asked that before, that's a great question to ask. Here how it is here...." without stumble without effort! Honestly, I came from a pretty toxic environment so it was so good to hear how there's was!

This particular interview had been moved 3 times due to him coming down with Covid and the internal recruiter not being on top of things - but went extremely well. So I had a challenge right of the start of the interview! It was a Teams interview (all good) however he was driving, so I had to shift how I had planned to respond to the usual questions (I had samples as these are technical ICT roles). I've watched quite a few of your advisory videos now and put some of it into place in this interview. I haven't checked for your phone interview tips - but they sure would've been handy yesterday :)

What's the outcome you are probably wondering? Well, we are progressing towards hire! :)

[sinewaymusic]

I really appreciate this list and the time you put into recording it. Very helpful!

[acbc]

OMG ! You nailed it and I’m gonna nail it and I’ll cherish that with you . I’ll let you know shortly after my supervisor interview. Indeed ! Indeed !

[overtimepg]

These are very powerful questions! The close out questions are bold but brilliant. Thank you so much!

[agdt]

Thank you for your tips. I have an interview tomorrow and taking down notes from this video.

[Dresstoimpress-hk]

I'm preparing for an HR Business Partner interview next week and this video is so incredibly helpful! I've written all these down and will definitely be using them going forward. Thank you!

[mjm]

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and enthusiam!