Asking the interviewer questions

Have some questions ready for the end of the interview. This is your opportunity to show your interest in the company and to get more information about it.

• What is the biggest challenge for your staff?

• What would I need to do to be successful at this position?

• Do you have any reservations about my qualifications?

You might want to connect on a personal level with your interviewer. Don't push too hard, but find out how your interviewer feels about the company.

• How do you feel about working at IBX?

Closing a job interview

You have asked the interviewer a lot of questions. Now you have a question to ask yourself: Are you still interested in the job? If you are, you should communicate that to the interviewer.

• After hearing your responses to my questions, I'd really like to work here. I think that I'm a good fit for this position.

Before you leave, you need to find out what the next steps are. Thank the interviewer, and ask for a business card so you can write a short thank-you email with an accurately spelled name and job title.

• A: So, what are the next steps in the hiring process?
  B: Well, I need to interview one more candidate. I should be able to tell you my decision by next
  Monday.

• Thank you for taking the time to interview me. I hope to talk to you again soon.

• Oh, and could I have one of your business cards?

What is the biggest (challenge) for your staff?

What would I need to do to be (successful) at this position?

Do you have any (reservations) about my qualifications?

How do you (feel) about working at Smoot?

What are the next (steps) in the hiring process?

I think that I'm a good (fit) for this position.