Disclaimers
- These are all situation dependent – skip any questions you already know the answer to or don’t apply to your situation
Questions broken down by category
Company types (small/medium/large)
- What is it like working for a small company, or, in what ways is it different than working for a large company?
- What’s your biggest challenge or concern working for a small company?
- What sets your product apart from other similar products?
Company culture
- Why is _____ a great place to work?
- How would you describe the IT culture at ___?
- Are you pleased with ____’s benefits?
- Is there any time-tracking/micromanagement? (don’t phrase it this way exactly, but this is a good thing to try to find out)
Work/life
- What are your core working hours and when would I be expected to work?
- How would you personally describe your work-life balance at _____?
- Is any travel required?
- [if the role is remote] What’s your take on working remotely? do you and your colleagues like it, hate it, etc.?
IT/Team specific
- How many members are on the team that I would be on?
- Is the tech team all on-shore, partly on-shore, or all off-shore?
- How do you feel about the relationship with your business partners? How would you describe it?
- What types of technology do you get to work with?
- How would you describe the relationship with your developers? Do you work very closely with then, or do you just hand them requirements?
- Is the team Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, or a mix? Is there a daily stand-up? If so, what time?
- What tool(s) do you use?
- How technical do you need this candidate to be? What are some technical skills that are good to have, and what can be learned over time?
Role specific
- How would you describe a day in this role?
- What are the top 2 or 3 qualities that you want in this role?
Employment details
- Salary
- Flex policy
- Sick policy
- Vacation policy
- 401k/Pension/Equity
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Updated: 1/08/2022