what question can you ask to an interviewer?

Hi Sahil,

It is certainly helpful to look at a list of questions that you could ask in an Interview as it gives you great inspiration and ideas.

On top of that I would look at this part of the interview from two angles:

Firstly, this is the part where the focus shifts from you to the company. The tables have turned and the company now needs to sell itself to YOU. It is all too easy to forget to that interviews are a two-way process, where both sides can learn more about each other.

So go ahead and use this question time to find out whether this company is actually good enough for you. For example, probe deeper into information that you have already found about them on their website or through ex-employees. For example: "I read/heard that you have this/that programme; could you tell me more about this?"

This leads me to the second point of the asking questions. Most interviewers use this part to find out whether the candidate is genuinely interested in their firm and what they do. And what greater way to prove this than by showing that you have done your research, but are hungry to know more. But be aware that GENUINE is the key word here. If you keep asking boring sector questions just for the sake of showing off that you read a recent article or worse; if your questions sound like you are just reciting them from some book or website then the interviewer will spot this in a second. If you are generally really interested in what the company does and want to know more about their work culture then the part where you get to ask questions should be fun for you.

Lastly, use this opportunity to also better understand what your day-to-day routine will look like and what the atmosphere is in the office kitchen. Because these are things that you will no necessarily find on a corporate webpage, but that will really distinguish one company from the next and that will eventually determine whether you can enjoy yourself as an integral part of the concerned organization.

The points above stem from my experience of countless interviews as well as from what I would think, if I were the interviewer. Hope this helped. Good luck Sahil,

Best wishes,
Paul