1. What, as the hiring authority, is your vision of this job, and, in your mind, what are the key responsibilities? ________________ (Recruiter) has told me what they see as the key responsibilities. I would like to hear what you see the responsibilities of this position to be.
   
   
2. Can you share with me the structure of the department or division and how it fits into the total organization? (The candidate must address their strengths and make them fit into what the employer is looking for).
   
   
3. Considering the people in your department or company, tell me what your most valued employees are like. What are the three to five things you believe makes them the most successful?
   
   
4. Explain to me what you perceive the corporate culture to be and what type of person best fits into your organization.
   
   
5. As the hiring authority, specifically tell me about your management style and what traits best match with your personality to produce the most productive working environment.
   
   
6. What are the three or four most significant problems or obstacles that your company faces and how do you plan to solve these issues? Growth? Financial stability?
   
   
7. What are three or four problems that you are currently trying to solve?
   
   
8. Is your company or department facing any disasters?
   
   
9. What are the specific projects I will be working on in the first month?
   
   
10. In the first year, what are the key contributions you would expect from my performance?
    
    
11. What makes you enjoy getting up each day and coming to work?
    
    
12. In three to five years, where do you see my career going and what, specifically, could I do to get there?
    
    
13. In terms of resources, what will I have available to me to work with (i.e. People, equipment, budget, etc.)?
    
    
14. What are three or four things that could cause a person to fail in our department?
    
    
15. As the hiring authority, what do you like most about the individual who did this job before me, and what are three or four things that made them the most successful?
    
    
16. In considering the new position, how do you plan to re-orient the position for the future?
    
    
17. Mr. or Mrs. Hiring Authority, now that you've gotten to know me, how do you see my background adding value to your company? This questions does two things:
    • It exposes misunderstandings and concerns (of which you will need to address directly with your strengths
    • The employer hears the affirmation of your positive qualities and "fit" with the company
    
    

If I were to accept this position and come to work here, how do you see this position impacting my career?

If hiring authority answers this, go over problems that you can solve.

At this point, candidate must state that they want this position!

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