Interview Technique

[emmelinemay]

Ok, so once I get a job interview, I seem to do pretty well. I read all about the company on their website beforehand where possible, and I'm smiley and bubbly and professional. I think carefully about their questions and answer them with a mixture of honesty and I'M REALLYGOODness.

I generally get pretty good feedback from interviews, but I'm not actually getting any jobs. I think one of the places I fall down on is asking questions.

They always ask you if you have any questions about the company or the role, and my mind just goes BLANK. I can never think of any good questions to ask.

So. What are good questions to ask? What should I avoid asking?

Comments

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

Hello :)

The social aspect is a good question - and an honest one too. I'm tired of working in organisations where it's a HUGE effort to socialise with your colleagues.

[lalajia.livejournal.com]

I used to walk to work, and was always up for a post-5pm Friday pint. Every other bugger drove :(

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

We had loads of redundancies at the end of last year - all the people on the social committee were made redundant. No one wanted to organise an xmas party, so we didn't get one. Not that it mattered, we've always had to pay for our own anyway.

People write it off by saying 'it's a charity' but I've been applying for other roles in charities who have really good pay and benefits.