Awesome questions. My experience: HM are mostly skip managers who are finding people for some new manager under their matrix. In this case you don’t get to know their intention until you join the company. To sum up: managers are good at hiding their intentions and real characteristics as they are trained to sugarcoat things😅
Haha, that’s fair. I’m sorry your experiences with HMs weren’t good. I do believe though asking enough probing questions, they’ll slip. For instance, you can’t really sugarcoat on what the teams technical directions are. But I do understand what you’re trying to say, I’d advise it’s a red flag, leave as soon as you get that feeling.
I would suggest you to add this question in your list. “Are you hiring for your team or some other team? Am I going to report you or someone else? “ This question will decide about the future of all above questions you mentioned.
Loved the questions, some of them more appropriate for seniors but you captured it well. People at all levels could get practical tips on asking important questions.
That’s a good observation, some questions may apply to only senior roles, my goal was to create a list of topics for candidates to probe during interviews.
Awesome questions. My experience: HM are mostly skip managers who are finding people for some new manager under their matrix. In this case you don’t get to know their intention until you join the company. To sum up: managers are good at hiding their intentions and real characteristics as they are trained to sugarcoat things😅
Haha, that’s fair. I’m sorry your experiences with HMs weren’t good. I do believe though asking enough probing questions, they’ll slip. For instance, you can’t really sugarcoat on what the teams technical directions are. But I do understand what you’re trying to say, I’d advise it’s a red flag, leave as soon as you get that feeling.
I would suggest you to add this question in your list. “Are you hiring for your team or some other team? Am I going to report you or someone else? “ This question will decide about the future of all above questions you mentioned.
Yeah, that’s a good addition. One thing though, in all my interviews, I’ve always explicitly ask to speak with the person I was going to report to.
This clarification is important.
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Loved the article. Thanks for the tips, this would help me in my upcoming interviews.
Thanks for the kind words, glad it was helpful
Loved the questions, some of them more appropriate for seniors but you captured it well. People at all levels could get practical tips on asking important questions.
That’s a good observation, some questions may apply to only senior roles, my goal was to create a list of topics for candidates to probe during interviews.
Those are great questions - and it’s a shame to use them only during the interview :)
I would be delighted if one of my current employees would ask any of those questions, even after multiple years of working together!
You bring up a very good point, Anton. Alignment with leadership is not just important in the beginning but on a continuous basis.
What are some of the questions you'd want your reports to bring up?
I think all of them are good ones to ask, I would focus on how to be successful in the current team.
That’s an excellent abstraction. Getting periodic clarity from one’s manager on things top of list and how to be successful is a great suggestion.
Thanks for sharing your input, Anton.
Really liked the images. Any tips how to create ?
Hehe, thanks, Hemant. I use Canva and always go for "fun" in graphics, lol.