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?

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 the 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 the 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 organization.

What is the hierarchy of the organization?

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 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 the 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 organization.

William Hills is a technical writer at JanBask. He loves writing and sharing topics on Web Design Services, Web Development, Salesforce Services & Cloud services and latest trends going around in web world.