Your Closing Interview Questions Are Important
The interviewer should always give you the chance to ask a couple of questions at the end of your interview, so try to make sure that your closing questions are relevant to the job. You obviously don't want to ask questions that have already been answered in the interview, nor should you ask about the money or holiday pay. If they don't offer, then say you would like to ask a question. They can make a big difference to the successful outcome of the interview and whether you actually get the job offer. Your whole objective is to get the offer right? Your closing questions could ask things like:
- Is this a new position?
- Who would I be responsible to?
- How many other people do this or a similar job?
- When did the last person leave this job? And why?
- When will you be able to let me know the result of this interview?
- What opportunities are there for progression or further training?
- Do you have time to show me around the area where I will be working?
- Is there anything else that I can tell you about my experience or background?
And perhaps the most important of your closing questions is this:
Did I answer all your questions fully?
If they have any reservations, this just might bring them out and let you have another chance to give a better answer.
You probably also want to know about pay, benefits and holidays too, but now is not the right time to ask — it’s important not to ask too early.
You’ll get your chance when they show they’re interested in you for the job.
If they covered all the points you were going to ask - try paying the interviewer a compliment by saying:
"I think you’ve covered all the points I wanted to ask about."
"I wanted to know about the department structure and the systems that you use, but you have covered all those areas thank you."
Show that you have taken an interest in the company:
"I read that you have ten outlets in Yorkshire. Are you intending to expand during the next year?"
Try for the opportunity to summarise for one last time why the interviewer should offer you the job. This means that you will leave on an upbeat note with your skills and experience the final things that they remember about you:
"Could I summarise why you should seriously consider me for this position?"
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