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Do you have any questions ?

Alsalam alikom wa ra7mat Allah wa barakatoh

Have you made any interviews so far ? Probably yes. You should be familiar with this question then as most of interviews end up with this question.

Do you remember your answers ?
After ur 2-5-hour interview, the least thing u may need is such a question. All you might think of is "Home, sweet home" you just want to go back home to have lunch and sleep after all those technical/HR questions you faced today, and this is exactly where the trick is !!

Jenna Adorno (Technical Recruiter at MS) says:
"We evaluate your interest and passion for Microsoft, the job, and this industry by the
questions you ask, and no question is off-limits.
"

So, she suggests, never never never (she said it 5 times) not to say "no, I don't have any more questions", she adds "you make an exhaustive list of questions and have them ready." good suggestion I guess.

- Never feel "This is a fool question, just throw it away".
- Be friendly in you questions. Ask if you are already accepted.
- Ask about internal work, about the relations between developers.
- Don't ask about your salary, vacations.. etc (you will know about those anyway so no need to hurry).

Some questions suggested by WetFeet.com
  • "Can you give me an example or two of teamwork in action here?"
  • "How can I learn what I need to know about the organization's strategic plan?"
  • "Assuming you hire me, how would you like me to spend my first month here?"
  • "Have I said anything that causes you concern about my fitting in here?"

Here is Jenna's post about this topic.
And here is a nice article for your first round interview

Thanks,

Alsalam alikom wa ra7mat Allah wa barakatoh

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