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CSE403 Software Engineering Autumn 2001 Interview Questions (A bit Off Topic but Hopefully Informative). Gary Kimura Lecture #14 October 31, 2001. This probably isn’t what you think from the title. Not questions the interviewer will ask you.
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CSE403 Software EngineeringAutumn 2001Interview Questions(A bit Off Topic but Hopefully Informative) Gary Kimura Lecture #14 October 31, 2001
This probably isn’t what you think from the title • Not questions the interviewer will ask you. • But instead questions you might ask an interviewer. • Often job interviews end with the interviewer asking if you have any questions. • So, rather than bone up on what you might be asked about (which I find impossible to try and narrow down), be sure to come prepared with a good set of questions for the interviewers.
Your questions • Spend the next few minutes right now in groups of three or four and come up with a few general questions that you might ask an interviewer • Some topics raised in class are: • Continuing education • Group vision and goals • What do they think of the company • Do you like working here • How do they feel about the people they work with • How much direction and say will I have • How long have you worked here
Typical questions • Some typical questions that get asked are, • “Do you like working here?” • “What would I be doing?” • However generally when you ask questions with obvious answers you’re going to get an obvious reply.
Probing questions • Some of my suggestions for questions that go beyond the usual realm are: • What is your groups mission and vision, and how does it fit in with the rest of the company? • Who is your main competition? • How are you going to compete in this arena? • What is your current market share now and how much do you expect to have in three years? Five year?
More probing questions • What is the anticipated size of this market? Or in other words, who is your customer? • (For the msft interview) How has Bill Gates demonstrated support for your work? • What is your schedule today and what was it last week? Are you tracking on schedule and why if you aren't? • What will make you cancel this project? • What is the projected growth of this project team?
More probing questions • How high or low has your turnover been? And why? • Does the group go out to lunch together often? Does it socialize after work?
Finally • You don't have to ask all of these to one person, but keep them in the back of you mind when they ask you if you have any questions. • Don't ask them as if to put the person on the defense, but ask because you really want to know what you're getting into. • Some of these questions are more appropriate for the senior level VP level and some for the worker bees.