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1 | 1 | # Questions to ask in an interview |
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| 3 | +## Questions for immediate colleagues |
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4 | | -1. What’s the biggest priority for the team right now? |
5 | | -2. Why is this role open? |
6 | | -3. What’s the biggest challenge for someone stepping into this role? |
7 | | -4. How does the org structure on the team work? |
8 | | -5. What a typical day is like? |
9 | | -6. Is the product live in production? If not, what's the schedule for developing it? (Particularly valid for early stage & stealth startups) |
10 | | -7. How often are releases done? |
11 | | -8. Do you have a favorite part of the job? Least favorite? |
12 | | -9. Budget for conferences? |
13 | | -10. Management style/structure? Frequent catch-ups aka one-on-ones? Something else? |
14 | | -11. Learning opportunities? |
15 | | -12. Ask about last employee who left, what was the reason? |
16 | | -13. How managers/senior folks help coach employees through a weakness. |
17 | | -14. How often feedback is given to you and collected from you. |
| 5 | +1. What’s the biggest **priority** for the team right now? OR Why is this role open? |
| 6 | +2. What’s the biggest **challenge** for someone stepping into this role? |
| 7 | +3. What a typical day is like? |
| 8 | +4. Is the product live in production? If not, what's the schedule for developing it? (Particularly valid for early stage & stealth startups) |
| 9 | +5. How often are releases done? |
| 10 | +6. Do you have a **favorite part of the job**? Least favorite? |
| 11 | +7. Budget for conferences. |
| 12 | +8. Learning opportunities. |
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| 14 | +## Questions for Founders/HRs |
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| 16 | +1. List of tools that are absolutely necessary for the job (check for documentation tools, tools that require you to be available online all the time). |
| 17 | +2. Explain how the process for resolving a team dispute would look like? |
| 18 | +3. Is there any micro-management? |
| 19 | +4. Are employees [psychologically safe](https://psychsafety.com/about-psychological-safety/)? |
| 20 | +5. Ask about last employee who left or got laid-off, what was the reason? |
| 21 | +6. How often feedback is given to you and collected from you? |
| 22 | +7. KPIs for employees OR How managers/senior folks help coach employees through a weakness. |
| 23 | +8. How does the org. structure look like? |
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20 | 25 | ## Resources |
21 | 26 | - [Interview Questions to Ask Your Interviewer](https://daveceddia.com/interview-questions-to-ask-company/?utm_content=197408362&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-4083531) |
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