Aspiring MSL Insights: How to Ensure Your Questions Aren't Taken the Wrong Way

The better the questions job candidate's ask during a job interview, the better hire they are perceived to be. But some questions in the interview deserve a preface before you ask it. Without a preface the question could be taken the wrong way. So let’s go over three examples of questions that can be taken the wrong way and that deserve a well thought out preface.

The first question is, “How will I be evaluated?” It’s a fair question, you need to know the answer. But the hiring manager COULD think, “Are they worried they’re not going to meet expectations?” So instead of allowing the possibility of the hiring manager thinking that, put a preface to your question that eliminates the possibility. Something like this, “it’s very important for me to strive to not only meet expectations, but to exceed expectations. So, how does someone meet expectations and then how would someone exceeded expectations?” By asking the question that way you will be perceived as a superstar trying to strive to be your best, and in the process, you’ll also find out how you will be evaluated.

Another question that can be taken the wrong way is, “How much overnight travel am I expected to do?” This is the fair question, you’re gonna wanna know the answer, but it could raise some major red flags that travel may be is a