The 5 Questions You Should Ask an Interviewer

Syn­di­cated from RecessionWire.com

By Jay Hofmeister

Trust me: it’s dif­fer­ent now. In this econ­omy, where unem­ploy­ment is high and you have many more job seek­ers than jobs, you can’t afford to impro­vise on the inter­view. So yes, if you got called in to talk about a posi­tion, be psy­ched. But then knuckle down and do some prep work.

Find out as much as you can about the posi­tion you’re inter­view­ing for, how the process will go, and who will be inter­view­ing you. Research the peo­ple you’ll be talk­ing to (use Google, LinkedIn, Face­book and real-life con­tacts) so you have com­mon ground to dis­cuss, and check out the com­pany and the competition.

Wait, you’re not done yet. You still have to ace the inter­view. These five ques­tions will pull you ahead of the pack:

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What are your job search strategies?

The Wall Street Jour­nal recently reported an increase in the num­ber of US work­ers fil­ing new claims for job­less ben­e­fits unex­pected climbed last week.  This report got me think­ing.  What are you doing to enhance your job search? 

I speak with numer­ous can­di­dates daily and each have a dif­fer­ent strat­egy to land­ing that “per­fect” job.  What are some you doing.  Please share.  You never know, some­one would have a great idea for you!