{"id":413,"date":"2012-06-24T17:04:25","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T22:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cecsearch.com\/WordPress\/?p=413"},"modified":"2022-08-08T03:59:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T07:59:40","slug":"questions-to-ask-at-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/24\/questions-to-ask-at-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions to Ask at an Interview That Will Improve Your Answers On the Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ask questions of your own in the interview<\/a><\/h3>\n

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To get the job you want you need to do more than sit in the interview answering questions fired at you by the hiring manager. In order to be more effective in selling yourself for the job, don\u2019t be afraid to ask questions yourself.<\/p>\n

Why?\u00a0 Because the job search is a sales process in which you are the product and that hiring manager is the buyer.\u00a0 And you\u2019ll never make a sale without understanding the wants and needs of your customer.\u00a0 And you can\u2019t understand unless you ask.<\/p>\n

There are certain key questions to ask in an interview<\/a> that can give you a big edge and present you as the most thoughtful, strategic- thinking candidate.\u00a0 Your choice of questions can mean the difference between being one unmemorable face is a line of hundreds of job seekers, to providing you those golden nuggets of information you can use to present the hiring manager with the information she\u2019s most interested in hearing.<\/p>\n

Knowing the right questions to ask in an interview<\/a> can give you big clues as to what the hiring manager is hoping you\u2019ll say so she can hire you.<\/p>\n

Near the beginning of the interview, ask: What are you looking for in a candidate? What does your ideal candidate look like? The answer to this question will help you find out what the hiring manager really cares about hearing. Then you can sell to those specific points.\u00a0 Everything they list, you bring up something from your background that illustrates your skill with it or otherwise corresponds with it and answers that need.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a secret: There\u2019s one crucial question that could increase your chances of getting the job by 30 percent. Near the end of the interview ask: Can you see me being very successful in this role? Is there any reason why you wouldn\u2019t offer me this job? \u00a0This is called closing for the job<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Asking this type of \u2018closing\u2019 question takes nerves of steel, but the payoff can be huge. This is your only way to find out if there\u2019s any doubt about hiring you. And if there is, you can clear up that doubt right away.\u00a0 If you leave while they still have doubts, you can kiss that job goodbye.<\/p>\n

Here are a few other questions to ask in an interview<\/a> and the reasons why they\u2019re so great.<\/p>\n