{"id":434,"date":"2014-06-25T12:31:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T12:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/?p=434"},"modified":"2014-06-25T12:31:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T12:31:15","slug":"the-5-best-questions-a-job-candidate-can-ask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/the-5-best-questions-a-job-candidate-can-ask\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Best Questions a Job Candidate Can Ask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re an experienced interviewer you may almost always feel it&#8217;s a waste of time when you ask the candidate, &#8220;Do you have any questions for me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Why? The average candidate doesn&#8217;t actually care about how you answer their questions; instead they try to make themselves look good by asking &#8220;smart&#8221; questions. To them, what they ask is a lot more important than how you answer.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, great candidates ask questions they actually want answered because they&#8217;re actively evaluating you and your company\u2026 they&#8217;re deciding whether they really want to work for you.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five questions great job candidates ask:<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"hr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/today\/post\/article\/20140623123921-20017018-the-5-best-questions-a-job-candidate-can-ask\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/today\/post\/article\/20140623123921-20017018-the-5-best-questions-a-job-candidate-can-ask<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re an experienced interviewer you may almost always feel it&#8217;s a waste of time when you ask the candidate, &#8220;Do you have any questions for me?&#8221; Why? The average candidate doesn&#8217;t actually care about how you answer their questions; instead they try to make themselves look good by asking &#8220;smart&#8221; questions. 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