Một số người trong nội bộ nhấn mạnh rằng bạn nên luôn luôn đặt một câu hỏi khi có cơ hội, và câu hỏi của bạn nên chứng minh cho người phỏng vấn bạn đã thực hiện nhiều nghiên cứu về công nghiệp và công ty cụ thể. Chúng tôi không đồng ý với cả hai điểm, tuy nhiên cũng có ý tư vấn. | jjirWetFeet Asking for Directions 6. e .. When to 1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS When it s my turn to ask my interviewer questions what should I ask Good question. This is a topic on which reasonable people can and do disagree. Some insiders insist that you should always ask a question when offered the opportunity and that your question should prove to your interviewer how much research you ve done on the industry and the specific firm. We disagree with both points however well-intentioned the advice. If the sole purpose of your question is to prove that you ve checked out the firm s website read its annual report or read Investment Dealers Digest chances are your interviewer can tell a mile away. I made that mistake says one insider I attended a dinner for all of the candidates who had been invited to interview with a top-tier firm. There was a moment of silence and I asked the recruiter across from me what she thought of the recent article in The Economist about the banking industry. I could actually tell by the expression on her face that she was breathing a deep internal sigh of resignation. I wanted to crumple up in a ball under my chair. I d never do that again even if I did read The Economist As this insider learned the hard way it s probably best to err on the side of caution with your questions. We advise that you stick to those questions that you d genuinely like answered not to mention the questions that would be difficult for you to answer without the benefit of insider insight. So if you really do want to know why your interviewers chose to work at Firm XYZ then ask away. We didn t speak to a single recruiter who dinged a candidate because their questions weren t insightful or penetrating enough. Of course your questions shouldn t display blatant ignorance regarding the industry the company or the specific position for example don t ask your M A interviewer how long it will be before you have your own accounts or your Citigroup recruiter to .
