Something I’ve been wondering: when a candidate asks a lot of questions in an interview, is that generally seen as curiosity or a red flag? I always hear “ask good questions,” but I’m curious where the line is between engaged and overdoing it.

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That very much depends on the questions being asked. If someone is asking questions that are substantive and show some insight, that's a positive. It's especially positive if the questions indicate that the person was alert and thinking during the interview. If the questions are shallow or frivolous it would be better not to ask them, to be honest.

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Yeah agreed with SA1, it really depends on the questions asked

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Once time I completely rejected a candidate because he asked no questions. I gave him ample opportunity to, multiple times during the interview and I was flabbergasted as to why he was not even remotely curious about the job he was interviewing for.

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