Job Interviews: Question the Company

We believe that job interviews are a Human Resource Staff or the manager or the interviewers do the questions and the candidates are proving how worthy or qualified they are for the position or for the job that they are aiming for. Having spent four years of my college degree, I think there are also things that we, as an applicant, we should also ask questions ourselves. Like, "How is the company?" or "Will you be able to work with the people in it?" Well, are you interviewing the company in some way or another? Because if not, you are making some mistakes that you could regret sooner or later.

Going in interviews, we (as a job seeker) also need to make sure that the company will be a good fit for you. It can actually help to reduce the typical cold feet. Why? Because it requires you to focus on observing the company and the people in it, which will help you keep your emotions in check and to focus on thinking rationally about what you are seeing and hearing.

Starting off:

1.) Take Note of your Surroundings

Maybe by the time you arrive at the parking lot or even at the front gate of the building, take note mentally about what you are seeing and hearing. What does the office space look like? Is it clean and neat? Is it formal or casual? Is the receptionist or any other employees friendly and can immediately helpful? These are the basic questions that we should be taking note and finding the answers as we go on to that hall and into the room.

You can also do this by the time you get inside the office. How was it? Is it comfortable? Do the employees work? How are they dressed - casual or formal? Is the workspace good or too tight? Is the office quiet or fairly loud? There are many questions that you need to look after if you want to be comfortable in where you work and how would you deal with people in it.

2.) Observe the Hiring Manager

Is he/she prepared for your interview? How do they act when they greet you? If they walk you through the lobby to their office or to the conference room? How do people behave one of them pass each other? Do you see yourself working with people like this?

Sometimes, how we work out in this kind of situations are some of

the factors of when our professional life could be good or could be bad. When not taking note of this kind of questions, it could lead our life into somewhat miserable. After practicing this questions and moving them in motion you can have a fairly better judgement about entering a work or an office where your job will be.

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To help you successfully evaluate a company and hiring manager, go somewhere where you can relax after the interview and list down everything about the interview, such as:

• What did you observe about the environment?
• What did you notice about the people you meet?
• What did you observe about the managers?
• What are some of the question that was been asked.
• Based on how you observe (e.g. hear and saw), how would you describe the company's culture?
• Does your personality fit well with the company?
• Can you see yourself working in that company?
• Can you picture working yourself with the manager?

Reviewing this questions should give you a clear note whether or not the company and the hiring manager would be a good fit for you. taking the time to evaluate will help you make better choices as you consider your job opportunities.