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7 Questions to Ask in the First Interview

<p>So many times we are so nervous in the first interview&comma; that when the interviewer asks the infamous&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;so do you have any questions for me’ your mind&comma; of course&comma; goes blank&period; You know you have a list of questions but for some reasons you can’t think of any&comma; so before your next interview review these 7 questions and speak up&excl;<strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>1&period; What does a typical and normal day look like in this position&quest;<&sol;strong> The interviewer will give you an overall description of the job and what is expected from you but you want to know what your daily life will be like&period; Ask them to explain to you what a normal work day looks like for that position<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>2&period; What are the hours expected to work&quest;<&sol;strong>Some companies have strict policies on when you should arrive and leave for work&comma; as well as when lunch is to be taken&period; Make sure that their time window is something that you are able to work with&period; Ask them about over time and if you are expected to work different hours like on weekends or holiday’s<strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>3&period; Is there room for growth&quest;<&sol;strong> With any position in any career&comma; you always want to grow and move forward&period; Be sure that the company does offer chances for you to grow in the company&comma; if there is no growth&semi; you could find yourself getting bored of your work pretty quickly&period;<strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>4&period; What is the salary range for the position&quest;<&sol;strong> Most people have a hard time asking this question in their first interview because they fear it’s awkward and unprofessional&semi; it is neither&period; Be sure you ask exactly &OpenCurlyQuote;salary range’&comma; this will give you an idea what you should be asking and expecting&period; If it pays under your minimum&comma; then it’s best to know in the beginning before you waste your and the companies time&period; Most companies typically tell you in the first interview but if they don’t be afraid to politely ask&period;<strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>5&period; What kind of benefits are offered&quest;<&sol;strong>Like the salary question&comma; benefits is sometimes looked over by the job applicant but is good to know before you spend any more time in the interview process&period; Ask what kind of benefits they offer their employees&comma; as well as sick and vacation days&period; Good companies typically offer good benefits and are proud of what they have and gladly share this information&period;<strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>6&period; What characteristics does the person in this position need to possess&quest;<&sol;strong> You know what skills you have but you want to know what skills and characteristics that they think is best for this position&period; You need to ask this for yourself because you want to make sure that you can fulfill the job duties&period; So be honest with yourself and ask yourself if you fit their needs&period;<strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>7&period; When are they looking to fill the position&quest;<&sol;strong>Asking this question will show the job interviewer that you are serious and interested in the position&period; Asking this question last is a good way to also gauge how serious they are about you and can give you a time table on the next steps in the process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Be confident and don’t be afraid to ask questions&period; Remember to be respectful when asking questions and listen to their responses&period; Congratulations on your interview and good luck&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Author Bio<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nancy Parker was a professional <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;enannysource&period;com&sol;">full time nanny<&sol;a> and she loves to write about wide range of subjects like health&comma; Parenting&comma; Child Care&comma; Babysitting&comma; nanny background check tips etc&period; You can reach her &commat; nancy&period;parker015 &commat; gmail&period;com<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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