I always ask this question during the last few minutes of my interviews, but wanted to get some thoughts around this. Q: Do you have any hesitations about my skills/background as a candidate for this role? TC: 100k #snap #tiktok #google #meta #netflix #tech
You won’t get much of an answer to it from the HM during the conversation. It’s standard, many candidates ask on similar lines.
Thanks!! I didn’t realize many candidates ask this question as well. I was just curious because I had a panel interview for a completely different industry today. Each HM/Director didn’t seem caught off guard by it and gave me their thoughts on my weaknesses and strengths since the role itself was a pretty senior role too. Some other times I do definitely get those “no everything seems gr8888” bs and a rejection letter a week later lol
Making the interviewers think twice whether you are a fit (Since you don't know the answer yourself) might backfire?
Yikes never thought of it like that! I thought it’ll give me a chance to address any gaps
No I ll tell you if you'll need to work on some skill to be successful when you join
If I respond, “yes, your experience isn’t quite what I was looking for but I’ll consult with the rest of the interviewers later”, where does that get you?
I can definitely see this and I’ve experienced the “nothing u r gr8888” answer with a rejection a week later too. Other times I’m given specific skill sets/attributes they’re looking that weren’t noticed during the interview. I handle criticism pretty well and personally I’d like to hear it to better prepare myself for any future interviews or how I can work on developing these skills at my current role.
great question. why would a HM hate it?
I guess it puts them in an awkward situation? Most people here actually don’t like this question
awkward how? i’m clueless how this would be awkward. managers are used to talking perf and giving feedback, most often the how to level up kind of feedback
Not an HM but it’s an odd question to ask and also negative. Keep your questions positive. “Which skills would be most important to succeed in this role? And what would success look like 6 months to a year from now?”
I’ve worked in recruiting before and I guess I just got so so tired of these same questions lol. I try to avoid these questions but I guess I should go back to these! Thanks for your insights :)
This is an ok question and has a huge potential to backfire. You want to leave an interview on a positive note. Asking this question at the end does exactly opposite.
So with a typical interview where time for questions is at the end, do you suggest this being one of the first questions to ask then?
I recommend not to ask this question. All questions you ask should be showing your interest in knowing more about them, team, success in that role, fun things they do, etc. basically all positive questions.
I agree with above, I don't think it is a weird question but why make HM think about reasons you are not a good fit? Ask them about expectations so they can bring up anything they haven't yet and you can seal the deal telling how you also can do that.
Don’t they all just get together and talk about it anyways? Recruiters never give feedback and ideally even if I don’t get this role “now,” these are actually really good companies and I’d love to understand how I can improve if I decide to apply again later down the line. Thanks for your insights, I’ll try that instead next time! :)
I would say you failed and see how well you take criticism 😛
No. I think it’s a perfectly reasonable sanity check from the candidate to help them be aware of gaps in their fit or interview performance
Thank you! My thoughts exactly - but it looks like most people here disagree. I guess I should stop asking that question