Smart Questions For Candidates To Ask Their Interviewer

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Smart Questions For Candidates To Ask Their
Interviewer While planning a job change the most
challenging part is going for an interview.
These days' candidates have become brave and
confident enough to ask questions to their
interviewer that shows that are interested in the
role, serious about the company and also ensure
that the new job venture is right for them.
Apart from the knowledge of the subject matter,
many professionals also study about the company
profile, their job responsibility, work
environment etc. before going for the interview,
so that they can ask about these topics from
their interviewer. This also shows that the
candidate is interested in the company and has
studied the company profile thoroughly. Caroline
Stokes, the founder of forwarding, also supports
this and has said that "All hiring managers will
ask questions that will help determine culture
and technical fit. In turn, candidates need to
ask questions." It has been surveyed that
overall 84 of the employees ask relevant
questions to their employers that are related to
their salary, corporate culture, benefits,
allowances and chances of growth and advancement.
At times the interview session can be very
grilling and the hiring manager can make you feel
useless, but your confidence and efficiency can
help you to tackle that by having a flow of
information, going back and forth. The main task
is how you can handle the impending pressure of
that environment and get yourself into a comfort
mode and make your employer realize that you are
the only best candidate for the job role. Below
are some smart questions which can be asked to an
interviewer during your job interview- What is
the attrition rate of your company? Knowing the
attrition rate of the company will let you know
where the company stands currently in terms of
employee satisfaction. The more is the attrition
rate, lesser is the satisfaction. Though
attrition rate can be due to many other factors
yet holistically this will give a picture of
employee satisfaction. What is the Employee
Satisfaction survey score?
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There are numerous employee satisfaction surveys
held these days by companies. These surveys
touch upon all the aspects of employee's
engagement starting from salary satisfaction to
perks. This can also include the workstations'
condition, facilities management, cafeteria
management etc. By knowing the recent held
employee satisfaction survey score, it will
reflect the employee engagement with the company
and one can know how acceptable company is to its
present employees. Why did the earlier employee
who previously held job leave? This will give a
fair idea of what challenges the earlier employee
had to face and one may have to face in future.
But interviewee should keep in mind that there
can be a possibility that the reason given during
the exit interview is different from the actual
one. What will be the growth path in next 5
Years? Knowing your growth path is very
necessary as one can't be held to a single
position for long. Understanding the growth path
will help one visualize his future in the new
company. This will also give a better
understanding that how serious the company is
about individual development. Current standing
and future plans of the company Working under a
big banner is always an added advantage as it
gives you more job security. The status of the
company will determine one's stay in the company
and if the company ranking is good it will also
enhance the chances of rising in the
organisation. What is the hierarchy of the
organisation? There are some companies which
work completely on anarchy and their manager is
always right while other companies might allow
their employees to have a say and whosoever is
right irrespective of their current position is
heard. Working in
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such a company is a pleasant experience and
knowing about hierarchy will help one know the
work culture. What is exactly required from the
person on this job? Knowing about exact work
domain will make one understand the pressure the
company is going to levy on him once he accepts
the job offer. There may be some domains where
one can take pressure easily but can be uneasy
with others. Hence it is important to know what
exactly is in store for you is important. Till
what level employees are allowed for
risk-taking? In some companies, the manager is
good and employees' work domain is restricted to
only the work which the manager allocates. This
hinders the employee's creativity. The answer to
the above said question will make one know how
much of freehand the company is giving to its
employees. The above-mentioned questions, when
asked to an Interviewer, will definitely help in
understanding the overall picture of the company
and the nature of the job. Thus one can easily
plan their future course of actions with the new
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