To understand the key responsibilities of the position
1.What will be the key priorities of the job in 3-6 months?
2.What are the possible challenges in the upcoming months?
3.What are the typical daily activities of the role?
These questions enables candidate to look at all aspects of the role and thereby help make informed decision. This also helps recruiters to ask follow up question on their ability to handle the challenges.
To understand the context of the role
1.How long the position has been open for and details on the person who was occupying the role before?
2.What is the career progression process and typical timeline for career growth?
These questions will give more history on the position and subtle information on the growth opportunities. And, also helps to understand transparency of the process and also set realistic expectation on the growth.
To understand the workplace culture
1.What are the training and development opportunities in the company?
2.What measures does the organisation take to drive results?
3.What employees do during spare time and how they typically unwind?
These questions will help understand the organisation’s culture and the investment that the company makes for its people. It will also provide an insight on the work life balance priorities of the organisation and if that is something the candidate is prepared for.
