Demonstrate Your Interest In Having A Future With The Employer
Dr Rob Yeung is a business psychologist who trains interviewers and designs assessment programmes for international organisations. He is a regular writer on management topics for the national press including The Guardian and Financial Times.
DEMONSTRATE YOUR INTEREST IN HAVING A FUTURE WITH THE EMPLOYER
I have already mentioned the fact that employers usually want to recruit employees who will stay for at least two to three years. So it may be worth your while to ask some questions about the future.
For example, you could ask about your own future with the company:
- “What training and development is given to employees?”
- “What opportunities are there for promotion?”
- “What opportunities are there for working abroad with the company?”
- “How does the company promote personal growth?”
Questions about the company
You might also want to ask about the company’s prospects:
- “What are the company’s long-term objectives?”
- “How has the company been performing in recent months?”
- “What are the company’s plans for growth, and how will it achieve these?”
- “What new products/services is the company planning to launch?”
- “Are any organisational changes planned in the near future?”
