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QUESTIONS TO ASK AN EMPLOYER
Following are some questions you might ask an employer.
- What are the most important skills and attributes you are looking for in filling this position?
- What would be a typical work day for this position?
- How many hours of work per week would be required to be successful?
- What is the organizational structure of your department?
- How would you describe your company culture?
- What are your organizational values? How do these values influence your decision-making?
- What is your vision for your department over the next two to three years?’
- What major challenges are you currently facing as a manager?
- What is your competitive advantage in the marketplace?
- What makes your company better than your competitors?
- What are the areas that your competitors do better in than your company?
- Who do you consider your customers to be?
- What is your value to your customers?
- What business problems keep you awake at night?
- Can you tell me more about the other people in the organization I would be working with? Can I meet with any of them before accepting an offer of employment?
- What would you consider to be exceptional performance from someone performing in this position in the first 90 days?
- What is the internal perception of pursuing further education, such as a Master’s degree?
- What is your management style?
- How do you typically make decisions?
- What is your preferred method of communication with your team?
- How are you evaluated as a manager?
- What can I do to make you successful?
- How long have you been with the organization?
- What has been your career path within the organization?
- What will be the measurements of my success in this position?
- What are the organizational goals?
- What are the tools used to measure whether or not an employee is achieving his/her goals?
- Do you have a strategic planning process within your organization? How often is it done? Who participates? What is the typical planning time horizon?
- How are new strategic initiatives communicated to the organization?
- Is your department considered to be a profit center or a cost center? What are the financial expectations of the department?
- Do you have control over your own budget? How is the initial budget amount determined?
- How is technology used in the job?
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