Prepping for an interview. Hit me with the questions you ask!

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At an agency or in-house/start up?

Agency interviews usually go like this:
1. I don’t have any questions, what do you want to ask me?

Start-ups:
1. Tell Me About Yourself
2. What Is Your Greatest Strength?
3. What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
4. Why Should We Hire You?
5. Why Do You Want to Work Here?
6. What Would Your Coworkers Say About You?
7. Why Do You Want to Leave Your Current Role?
8. Can You Explain Your Employment Gap?
9. What Are Your Salary Expectations?
10. What Do You Like to Do Outside of Work?
11. Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
12. Describe Your Leadership Style
13. Do You Have Any Questions for Me?
14. Tell Me About a Time You Showed Leadership
15. Tell Me About a Time You Were Successful on a Team
16. Tell Me About a Time When You Made a Mistake
17. Tell Me About a Time You Worked with a Difficult Person
18. Tell Me About a Time When You Persuaded Someone to Change an Opinion
19. Tell Me About a Time You Created a Goal and Achieved It
20. Tell Me About a Time You Surpassed Expectations
21. Tell Me About a Time You Had to Handle Pressure

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Google “behavioral interviewing” and keep stories and examples accordingly. Some places live and die by this and evaluate your accordingly. Others don’t, but it’s still an efficient way to communicate your point.

I always ask the person that interviews me what made them want to work here and what they like most about it.

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Where’s the bathroom?

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what do you wanna see in the first 3 months that'll make you say "hell yeah that person was a good choice"?

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Heres a question for you to ask: assuming the interview goes well by your estimation, ask “From our conversation and what you know about me, are there any concerns that might lead you to not hire me?” Asked in a curious, humble way and not in a supremely confident way, it’s disarming and gives people a chance to level with you. They may answer honestly or dodge the question. But at least you asked so can calibrate your expectations.

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Tell me about X project/piece of work and your role on it.

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