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Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career

You're reading from   Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career 65 steps to becoming a better developer

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2017
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ISBN-13 9781787287037
Length 302 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface I. Coder Skills II. Freelancer Skills FREE CHAPTER III. Career Skills Index

Chapter 62. Best Questions to Ask During a Job Interview

In this chapter, I'm going to discuss the best questions to ask during a job interview, and I will also discuss the other side of the spectrum and list out some key interview questions to avoid at all costs.

If you haven't been through many job interviews for a while, or haven't really ever prepared for one before, you may have the thought:

"I thought the interview was about them asking me questions."

However, one very important, and many times overlooked facet of a good interview is asking strategic questions of the interviewer. In fact, Forbes researchers have outlined three goals that your questions should achieve:

  • Make sure the interviewer has no reservations about you
  • Demonstrate your interest in the employer
  • Find out if you feel the employer is the right fit for you

Interviewers like being asked questions. The questions you ask can reveal quite a bit about yourself, good and bad, therefore it&apos...

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