Prepare Questions for the Interview

An interview almost invariably closes with the potential
employer asking if you have any questions. Often an
applicant will ask for clarification on benefits -insurance,
vacation time, etc. While these are obviously important for
you to know, they plant a seed in the interviewer's mind
that maybe you are more interested in what the job can do
for you than in how you can help the employer.

Try to have three or four questions ready to ask that
demonstrate your interest in the company and your desire to
be a problem-solver.

If you have been able to do some research, trot out a
question or two that came to mind. If you have been able to
come up with some ideas that relate to the problem, throw
them out to see how the employer reacts.

If you have been able to identify some trends or problems in
the industry, ask how that is going to affect the company
and what they are doing to deal with it. Show your concern
about industry developments and what that may bode for the
future.

If some current challenges have been brought up earlier in
the interview, ask for clarification and more detail.

The more the interviewer interacts with you as if your
concerns are mutual, and that possible solutions are
something you could consider together, the more you will be
seen as a valuable future member of his team and the more
likely you will be asked to join that team.

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