Questions to ask in job interview

I've never asked this question in an interview before and I tend to avoid asking risky questions like that. Perhaps the wording of it may imply that you're not qualified/experienced/confident enough for the role.

A good alternative can be "What do you think are the most important qualities for someone to excel in this role?". Ask about the company, what the interviewer likes about the company, the culture, etc... These are a lot safer and don't put pressure on the interviewer.

True. I also feel that it's important to ask something like "what do you think is one thing that could be improved about the company?" Because no company is perfect and I think it's questions like this which will give you a bit of an insight into the company culture, although it may put the interviewer in an uncomfortable position.

It's opinion based and is also a bit risky.

Check out this link for some good questions to ask.
https://biginterview.com/blog/2011/08/best-questions-to-ask-end-interview.html

Risky maybe but I personally think interviews should be 2 way things. I know some companies make interviews quite informal and more like a conversation. So whilst the interviewers do ask the questions they need to ask, it also gives the interviewee the chance to converse with and learn more about the company. If all you're doing is answering their questions and asking risk free questions at the end all with the aim of maximising your chances of getting the job, you could be walking into a job you won't fit well with whether that's the company culture or what the hiring manager envisions for the role. So I feel, the interviewee, whilst selling themselves well should also try and find out s bit about the company from the interviewers perspective. If you've sold yourself well, I think a good interviewer should be keen to give you their opinions.

All of this is superficial bs honestly.

Why?

You have to pretend you give a f**k about the company. You have to make yourself seem as unnaturally confident (arrogant) as possible. It's all a joke.

That's if you actually don't give a f*** about the company. But maybe you do. I think an interviewer can see if it's genuine. Confidence is just something which is preferred in human nature in general. People would much rather be around a confident than not so confident person.

The whole process is fake and convoluted.

Id tend to agree. But there are exceptions. Ive just been through the whole cycle and found that generally its as you say. However, certain companies or people stood out which in some cases made the process slightly more agreeable and less fake.

"is there anything I can do right now to strengthen my application?"

"what do you think is one thing that could be improved about the company?" .

This is a poor question becaase the underlying presumption/admission is that you aren't yet ideal for the role. That's not the subject you want to invite an interview panel to think about and discuss at all, and certainly not in front of you before the enite interview process (of other candidates) is complete.


This is just rude and presumptious from a interview candidate, why would you ask a company this? Would you ask a date 'what do you think is one thing that could be improved about your part in this relationship?"

You should ask a question about the job and what you might be involved in eg

Do you have any large projects that this role might be involved in in the first year?
I read about the company's investment in X, do you think this will impact the team in the UK?
This role seems to be split in two parts X and Y, do you think there are the same career progression opportunities in the company for both strands?

So how would you find out what the culture is like? Interviews are a load of crap. It's just all fake. It's not at all a good indicator of how well someone will perform once in a job.

Also dates are less one sided I think.

I've never asked this question in an interview before and I tend to avoid asking risky questions like that. Perhaps the wording of it may imply that you're not qualified/experienced/confident enough for the role.

A good alternative can be "What do you think are the most important qualities for someone to excel in this role?". Ask about the company, what the interviewer likes about the company, the culture, etc... These are a lot safer and don't put pressure on the interviewer.