I'm interviewing for an important hardware position in Bay Area which I will accelerate my career growth. The interviewers are in the same position I'm interviewing for. I want to get a sense of what the interviewers think will the growth and job opportunities be from this role. Is there a better way of asking this or should I just ask where do they see themselves in 5 years? Current location: Boston YOE: 3 TC: 95k
Yes. Ask them why they joined. What they like about the position and what they dislike. Ask them about their hopes and aspirations. If rapid growth is a thing it will be part of answer of atleast 1 of them. If none of them list it, u will have ur answer.
The position you are interviewing for became available because the team is expanding a lot. Are you interviewing for the Bay area or Boston?
Bay Area. Boston hardware engineers don't pay a lot
If you are interviewing for Apple or Nvidia then yes they do. You would Probably get 12% more in the bay area compared to Boston.
Yes of course, but it would be good if you pre-qualify your question with “I’m going to ask you a question that is probably a bit personal, so if you don’t feel comfortable answering it, please let me know and I will ask a different question”.
This makes sense. This way the interviewer is aware that they have an option to not answer the question
They always have an option to not answer.
A lot of times when you ask your interviewer the same behavioral question that they ask you they get lost. This being said it’s not always a good idea to turn the tables around and interview your interviewer, even though this is something that is widely encouraged. Especially if the people interviewing you are going to be your peers when you get the job. Ask questions, but don’t be as direct with them as they are with you. Keep in mind that they’re not going to be 100% honest with you anyways. So the likelihood of you getting a straight and honest from them is little. The likelihood of them getting turned off or feeling in anyway threatened or challenged by you during your interview is far bigger. So my advice to you - it is not worth the risk.
It seems like you should sound smart and motivated but not smarter and attacking to the interviewers. Does that make sense?
Yes, it’s never a good idea to outsmart your interviewer. Unless you have the potential to get so many other offers that you don’t really care...
In 5 years, hardware in USA will be unemployed.
What do you suggest we do?
based on what data? software can be outsourced, but when something breaks, you need someone physically there to fix it.
The next question is what is the financial health of the company
sure
No
Ask why this position became available. Then you’ll know what your predecessor did. Ask for the size of the team and their tenure in that team.
The team is expanding