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JOBS for TEAMS | 36 www.jobsfor teams.com Manliness The Art of by Jeremy Anderberg courtesy of artofmanliness.com Questions to ask in a job interview W hen it comes to job interviews, we often see it as a one-way street, with the interviewer holding all the cards. In reality, though, it's a two-way interaction. You are also interviewing them to see if their company is the right fit for you. Sure, sometimes desperation means you don't have that luxury, but hopefully at some point you'll have options and you'll get to choose the company that's best for you. A large part of determining that is the questions you ask at the end of the interview. Beyond that, asking questions shows your interest in the job and the company. Q&A often only con- sists of a few minutes at the end of an hour-long interview, but it's the final impression you'll make, and accord- ing to one-third of HR managers, it can make or break your chances of getting the gig. When they inevitably ask you if you have questions, not having any indicates that you don't really care about the position and are seemingly only going through the motions of an interview; conversely, asking good, incisive questions shows you're knowledgeable about the field and sincerely curious about the job. The goal with your own ques- tions is to just get a better picture of the company as a whole and your potential role in it. You don't want to get too detailed — save that for the follow-up interview, or when they offer you the job. For instance, you don't want to ask about salary or ben- efits right off the bat; that will make it seem like you're only interested in money, and not the position. Elsewhere online, you can find lengthy lists of 30-50 questions to ask at the end of an interview. That's far too many, however, and makes you pick and choose out of your head based on the scenario. In this post, we'll give you just a few options from a few different categories that we think are the most important. You want to have at least 3 questions to ask, so come prepared with at least 6 just in case some get answered in the course of the interview. Questions About the Position • What is a day or week in the life of this position like? Can you show me an example of a proj- ect I'd be working on? — This is fairly straightforward. You obviously want to know what the daily/week- ly workflow and tasks will be. For many jobs, it's hard to nail down what a consistent day/week looks like, so the answer you get may be vague. But hopefully it's enough to get a feel for whether you're a good fit for the position. This is one that is often answered before the end of 10