Listed below are a series of questions that a Job Candidate may ask various company employees during the interview process.

1.   In reviewing my resume what did see in that was of interest to you?

2.   What are you looking for in the person who will fill this position?

3.   How will you quantify my performance so we will both know I am meeting expectations?

4.   How many other candidates have you interview or plan to interview for this position?

5.   Is vacant or a new position? Why is the position vacant?

6.   Is there someone in the position currently; what is going to happen to that person?

7.   What happen to the pervious person?

8.   When do you need to have the filled position by?

9.   Who do you report to and how their business unit organized?

10. How is your department organized and are its responsibilities?

11. Do you have a written job description for the position?  May I see it?

12. What are the major responsibilities and duties of the position?

13. How was this job performed in the past?

14. Tell me about your application, database and system architecture infrastructures?

15. Where are the components physically located?

16. What is the current support and management structure surrounding these systems architectures? 

17. Do you see any need to change the way the job was being performed? 

18. If this a new job how would like to me to perform the job? 

19. How many people will I be managing? What are their responsibilities?

20. Will I get to meet any of these people? 

21. Size of department budget managed?  Breakdown of Budget?

22. Size of project budgets managed?  Breakdown of Budget?

23. What interaction will my department have with other business units?

24. What situation do you want me to work on first?

25. What has been done to date to work on this situation? 

26. What other situations do you need attention next?

27. Where do you see this position growing?

28. What criteria will you use to evaluate my effectiveness and performance?

29. How often are performance reviews?

30. What are things I will need to achieve success in the position?

31. What are the obstacles to achieve success in the position?

32. What are your department’s projected goals?

33. What are the company’s projected goals?

34. What has been done to reach those goal and objectives?

35. What authority would I have to get the job done?

36. How would you define its scope?

37. What do I need to reach the company goals and objectives? 

38. What resources are available to me to achieve company goals and objectives?

39. What are your company’s / department’s major strengths and weaknesses?

40. What kind of resources and support am I going to get in order to achieve my objectives? 

41. How do you see the future of your department / company?

42. Whom do you view as you major competitors?

43. What is your company’s competitive edge?

44. What is your company’s Weaknesses? 

45. What is your company’s Strengths? 

46. Any upcoming new services, products, divestures, or acquisitions? 

47. Any upcoming mergers, or any plans to sell the company?

48. Tell me about the individual to whom I will report?

49. What can you tell me about other persons in key positions?

50. What can you tell me about your subordinates?

51. What can you tell me about people who will be reporting to me?

52. Describe other business unit and people, which I will interface with?

53. Define your management style and philosophy? 

54. Are employees afforded an opportunity to continue their education?

55. Why do you like to work here?

56. How does my skills, background and experience match with what the person you are seeking?

57. Everything sounds good to me when can I start?

58. What is the most complex project you have done?

59. What is the simplest project you have done?

60. What sets have you taken to resolve the problems in your department?

61. What are the department weak and strong points?

62. What are your strengths?

63. What are your weaknesses?

64. What are your goals for the department?

65. How many people have you fired or laid off in your career and why?

66. One of your subordinates is not performing how do you handle the situation?

67. How do you resolve conflict?