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Originally Posted by Yamer
Overhauled my cover letter and touched up a few weak spots on the resume. Although it's only been 10 days since the first of the new batch went out, I have already received more responses than I have in months, and even have an interview scheduled on Tuesday. So thank you again to everyone contributing to this thread and being open with advice!
QUESTION: What are some smart or useful questions to ask employers in an interview? If you were interviewing candidates for a job, what would you want to hear them ask of you when it came that time in the process?
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I always ask about the availability of on-going training. I'm not sure how different it is in other fields, but in IT having your company invested in employee training is critical. If I hear a vague answer like "We are invested in all of our employees and work with them individually on their career goals" it throws a red flag. Whereas with the role I just started at a new company 2 months ago, in the interview my now-boss said "Our company will pay for 1-2 training courses for each employee per year based on the budget" and then listed some of the courses he took in the last few years. That told me they were actually serious about training and set specific rules up front (and I was sent on a full week Palo Alto training course within a month of starting the job)