During the Spring Festival holiday, I revisited the workplace observation variety show “Inspiring Offer2”, and found that one thing was quite intriguing-in the interview session, Li Jinye won the first place, not only because of his fluent answers, but also his ability to ask questions and make him the icing on the cake .
The four interview lawyers were very satisfied with his interview. At the end of the interview, the lawyer from the history of the interview casually asked him: Do you have any questions for us?
Li Jinye asked a question: If you hire an intern, what kind of personality or traits would you most expect from them?
This good question triggered every interviewer’s thinking and gave their own constructive opinions, which provided great guidance for Li Jinye’s internship.
Asking questions is a bonus item in your interview.
Why does the interviewer ask
“What else do you want to ask?”
At the end of the interview, interviewers often ask job applicants: “What questions do you want to ask me?” Different interviewers have different motivations for asking this sentence. There are roughly 4 reasons.
01/Out of courtesy, just ask casually
Many times when the interviewer says this, it actually implies that you “passed the interview.” The last question is just to mention it casually, and it ends by the way.
In any case, he interviewed you for so long, out of courtesy, also gave you a chance.
He asks casually, but you can’t just answer casually. Think about the issues you care about the most. This is also your best opportunity to understand the company and show yourself. Don’t waste it.
02/Inspect the concerns of job seekers
More and more interviewers regard “Do you have any questions you want to ask me” as the last interview question to examine what job applicants pay attention to, so as to understand his motivation for applying for a job, and to judge his personality, structure, and values.
Some job seekers ask questions about salary and benefits, overtime, and vacations. It can be seen that he cares about his immediate personal interests; some job seekers ask about the company’s development prospects and job opportunities, which shows that he is more motivated heart.
Everyone likes a job seeker who is positive and motivated, not a job seeker who comes up to talk about remuneration and takes personal interests seriously.
03/Check the job applicant’s attitude and importance to the job
Only by having enough in-depth understanding of an industry, a company, and a position can you ask in-depth questions. When you really desire to get this job, you must be well prepared behind you.
Your attitude is hidden in the depth of your question.
04/Give job seekers the last chance to show
Because the interview time is limited, it is difficult to fully understand the job applicant in just 30 minutes and 1 hour. It is very likely that he failed to show himself well in the interview because of the nervousness of the applicant. As a result, the interviewer gives the job-seekers one last chance to show themselves and conduct further investigations on the job-seekers.
Therefore, you must seize this last opportunity to highlight your professional ability and attitude by asking questions. Never say “I have no problems.”
Learning to ask questions is a required course for job seekers
Treating the interview as an exam is the mindset of most job seekers. The interviewer is responsible for asking questions and he only needs to answer well. Therefore, everyone will carefully prepare how to answer the questions, but often ignore the questioning link.
Questions after the interview can be said to be the only opportunity for job seekers to control the initiative during the interview. You can’t just answer “no problem anymore” and give up this rare opportunity. You must seize the opportunity to let the interviewer know how serious you are about the interview, you are not dealing with the interview.
In “The Heartwarming Offer 2”, Qu Zelin went to Jun He Law Firm for an interview.
Qu Zelin’s resume has no advantages. He has poor academic qualifications and not much internship. He was studying in the United States, but he was stubbornly speaking English. The lawyers originally interviewed him to reject him.
However, because he did a lot of homework in advance and knew Jun He’s situation very well, he even said that Jun He Law Firm is an integrated office law firm. When it comes to “integration”, this is the biggest point of Jun He. Special feature, he was introduced better than Jun He, and exceeded the expectations of the lawyers interviewing, so he got this hard-won offer.
Asking the questions well will impress the interviewer. Learning to ask questions is a compulsory course for every job seeker.
Asking questions like this will add points
What questions will be a bonus item for the interview?
01/Ask questions related to the position
Questions about career development are what interviewers love to hear, and they must answer all questions. Your questions are as specific as possible. For example, you can ask:
- What are the specific requirements and responsibilities of this position?
- What are the core KPIs?
- What abilities and qualities should be possessed?
- What kind of training do you have to go through?
- What is your future career development?
- What are the company’s expectations for this position…
These questions can help you fully understand the job content of the candidate position, and clarify the work direction for you to enter the next round of interview or entry; on the other hand, it can make the interviewer feel that you have a clear career plan, work rigorously, and motivated, and Job seekers eager for this job.
Be careful not to ask about salary and benefits as soon as you come up.
How much pay? How many year-end bonuses are there? Weekend weekend? How much overtime do you usually work? Is there overtime pay for overtime? Are there food and lodging subsidies? How long is the annual leave…Everyone cares about these questions, but you should seize the opportunity to ask them again. These are not too late to communicate when you pass the interview and HR sends you an offer.
02/Ask questions related to the company
Asking questions about the company means that you care about the company, are curious, and are interested in long-term development with the company.
You can ask these questions, such as:
- What is the company’s training and promotion mechanism?
- What is the company’s corporate culture?
- What are the company’s recent challenges and achievements…
A netizen asked a creative and good question when being interviewed by the vice president, which gave him a lot of points.
The vice president asked: “Do you have any questions for me?”
He asked: “Does the company have fixed parking spaces?”
The vice president replied: “Yes, do you have a car?”
He replied: “Not now, but I want to get it through hard work here.”
The vice president smiled and said: “Then you have to hurry up. There are parking spaces now, and I’m afraid it will not be enough in the future.”
Pay attention to asking more specific and detailed questions, and less big macro questions, especially for some basic positions. There is no need to ask some big questions such as company development and planning for the next 5 years; there is no need to ask some company websites. Public information that can be found. That will make the interviewer feel that you are not fully prepared and your attitude towards this interview is very perfunctory.
03/Ask about personal shortcomings
In the eyes of interviewers, no job applicant is perfect.
So when you ask yourself about the shortcomings in the interview, the interviewer will tell you that even if you did not successfully apply this time, it will be a gain for you. You at least know your shortcomings and you can improve in the next job search.
Moreover, if the interviewer tells you your shortcomings, maybe this is just his misunderstanding of you, which gives you a second opportunity to explain, you can explain clearly, eliminate the interviewer’s misunderstanding, maybe you can get it offer.
For example, you can ask:
- What difficulties might you encounter in this job?
- Do you think my experience and abilities do not meet the company’s expectations?
- Is there anything I need to strengthen?
Prepare 1-2 good questions, and don’t turn sub-questions into propositions.
The job search is a two-way choice. You and the company are equal. Don’t miss your precious opportunity to ask questions. Take advantage of it and find out if this is the job you want. I wish you an early offer that fascinates you!
