Darn, I forgot to ask . . .
Prepare a brief list of questions to take with you. A question you desperately wanted to ask the night before the interview may vanish once you find yourself in the interview ("I've answered twenty questions, what was I going to ask?!").

Some questions may have arisen during the phone contact you had with the interviewer in setting up the interview appointment ("Mr. Jones mentioned _______, I need to ask him about that").

Or you may have questions regarding information you have learned about the company during your homework investigation ("ABC Company is showing expansion into the European Market. I'd like to learn more about this").

Do not trust your powers of memory during an interview appointment, and do not allow the interviewer to take total control of the course the interview.

This is a two-way communication exchange, and the only way that you can learn all the information you need to know in order to make an informed decision is by asking the types of questions that are meaningful to you.

Expect your interviewer to ask, "Are there any questions you have about ABC Company?" or "Is there anything else you would like to know?" and be prepared to have a response.

Having been given this opportunity to address questions at your interviewer's convenience, do not assume that this same invitation will apply the next day (or when you get home and realize you failed to ask an all-important question). In other words, your interviewer may not appreciate a follow up call that begins with, "Mr. Jones, after our interview I had a few questions I would like you to answer . . ."

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