Have you ever wondered whether or not it is appropriate to ask about salary during a first interview? You can find the answer in this video with Debbie Benami-Rahm, a career expert who has personally conducted thousands of corporate interviews.
What Not to Ask at the End of a Job Interview
Debbie Benami-Rahm: On behalf of tvlesson.com, my name is Debbie Benami-Rahm; a career expert with DBR Career Services.
Let me tell you a little bit about what not to ask at the end of the interview. You know that last little bit of the interview and they say, so you have any questions for me, we’ve just spent most of this interview asking you questions; it's your turn now. That’s when all your gears get going. We’ve got through some of the questions that you can ask at the end of the interview. But you know what, it's just as important to make sure you don’t ask certain questions.
All my years of experience as a corporate recruiter one of the big ones that stand out for me is people that approach the salary right away, you haven't been made the job offer yet, you haven't been selected yet as the most qualified candidate. So it's not appropriate at this point to say and what's the salary going to be? What I'm going to get paid? What's the offer is going to be for a position like this or the person that fills the position. That is not get discussed in the first level interview. If you are called back if this is the second row or even the third round, then it's a little more appropriate because you need to have that information to make some decisions, but definitely not in the first level interview.
A couple of other really big ones to think about, starting to ask for time off, before you’ve even been made the job offer; I can't tell you how many applicants in their first interview with me being the human resources person in the first phase of a corporation have said, when am I able to take my first vacation day? When do I get time off? When can I start working from home? What's the telecommuting policy? I really want to work maybe three days in the office and a couple of days – you know, from home and maybe flex my hours.
All those kinds of questions that are geared around you and what might be good for you are no the questions to ask at the end of the interview when the interviewer says okay, it's your turn now, what questions do you have for me.
Remember, good rule of thumb, it's all about the company, it's all about them. So any questions that are around you, hold those for the next level interview.
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