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Job Interview - Questions and Preparation
Tags: #job_interview #job
Last Reviewed: 15/04/2025
Ask
Technical
- How does the Infrastructure / Archtiecture looks like?
- If I could start today and immediately work on a specific topic, wht would produe the biggest benefits / fix the most issues?
- If you were to hire me now, where would you best utilize my skills?
- What do you think would be the biggest difficulty for me in this position?
Work Life Balance
- How does the on-call schedulke / staffing looks like?
- How does the company deal with Remote Work or Flexible Working Hours? Related, are there cour hours when everyone has to be available?
- Are there Quite Periods when work slows down or is the volume of work contantly high?
Company
- In the Team I will be partof, how long have the senior and junior members been there?
- Does the Position offer opportunities for advancement, training or mentoring?
- If you had a free pass to change one thing in the company, no questions asked, what would it be?
- Let's say everything goes well and I get the job. What would be “success” for you in this position in 6 / 12 months and 3 years?
- What do you like best about [company]? Related, what do you like the least?
Career and Application
- How do you think I could be a better candidate for this position?
- Is there anything about my application that worries you?
Be Ready to Answer
- Why are you applying / why are you looking now?
- What is / are your biggest weakness
- Why do you want to work at [company]?
- What's your expectations of salary / total compensation?
- What does a typical day look like at your current job?
- Do you work overtime?
- Have you visited our website?