This is a mix of interview questions from the perspective of the potential employee. These are a mix between contract and permanent-type questions, and obviously won't be applicable to every role or company.
##Basic questions
- What are the standard working hours?
- Where would I be based?
- What are your views on working from home?
- What is your setup for people working remotely (meetings, how you work with them etc)?
- What salary/rate is applicable?
- What length of contract would apply?
- How many days holiday/what are your policies around taking days off?
- Are there any bonus schemes that I should know about?
- Do you offer any kind of pension contribution?
- Would you have any issues with me speaking at conferences or writing articles in my own right?
##About the company
- What does the company hierarchy look like? What is the breakdown of disciplines? Who would I be working with? How do I fit in?
- What is the make up of your technical team?
- What kind of length of service do you have on average?
- What project are you most proud of/have enjoyed the most recently?
- What technologies/tools/frameworks do you work with on typical projects?
- Can you tell me a bit about the processes you use, and how you run projects?
- How do you approach your project documentation and deliverables?
- How do you currently approach involving technical planning within your process?
- How do you work with your other global offices?
- Do you have any relationships with particular vendors or third parties?
- What kind of industry events do your teams attend?
- Do you do any activities as a whole company?
##About the job?
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What has caused the requirement for this vacancy?
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Could you describe a typical day in this role?
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What level of travel is involved/is travel possible?
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What would you measure the success of this job on?
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What software/languages/tools would I be working with directly?
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How much time can I expect to be spending doing X vs Y?
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What are the next steps?