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When I interview someone, I personally am interested in a "conversation" with the candidate and not just where I ask questions, they provide an answer. So by the time we are done, the candidate should already have asked a few things since I run the interview as a conversation where they talk to me, ask questions as part of the discussions we are having and of course, answer specific questions that I ask.

At the end, I always ask: do you have any other questions for me. I don't care if they ask me a question for the heck of it but I do care overall whether they were engaged with me through the interview or not. This specially matters as you interview more senior candidates than entry level or junior even though I welcome anyone to ask me anything.

So I would say that go to an interview where you should not have to necessarily ask questions at the end but it should ideally be more of a conversation throughout. It also depends on how much information is revealed by the interviewer upfront. I always talk about the company, the team structure and the specific role before I start getting into details. That gives them an opportunity to later on ask for more clarification etc.



This. An interview where I only get to answer feels like an interrogation. However at the end I ALWAYS ask one more question: was there anything in this interview that made you have second thoughts about hiring me? If so, it gives me a chance to correct it and it gives me the feedback you never get in a rejection letter. Also it shows them I'm open to feedback. If not, there is little chance this person won't hire me.




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