Friday, August 22, 2014

Asking interview questions right back

In Pretty In Pink, Andie had the hots for Blane, the popular, rich kid. Adorable Ducky was on his own (poor Ducky). It's a perhaps sad piece of sociology that has people wanting most what they can't have; a little natural selection meets Mean Girls. And there's proof in my closet that when things are in demand by other people, you somehow end up wanting them more. Evidence: two pairs of Uggs. Don't judge.

I mentioned before that it's important in an interview for you to present yourself as someone who is in demand; someone who has choices.And part of doing that is ensuring that as a company interviews you, you interview them right back. Not like conducting a skills evaluation of the person on the other side of the table, but asking the kind of questions that helps you evaluate if this company is someplace where you will do your best work and be happy. You MUST go into an interview situation ready to ask some questions.

Kelly over at Brazen Careerist has 6 questions that you can use in an interview to uncover the types of information that you need to make a good decision (remember, you're in demand, you badass, you) and get the interviewer to imagine you in the job.

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