Careers · by Piotr Zieliński · 2026-10-08

best interview question to ask THEM

I've defaulted to 'what does success look like in 6 months' for years and need new material that doesn't sound like a blog post taught me professionalism.

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Achieng Njeri · 2 likes

'What makes someone struggle here' gets surprisingly honest answers sometimes.

Hugo Sánchez · 2 likes

I ask what surprised them after they joined. People drop their rehearsed script a little.

Oliver Smith · 2 likes

Priorities question. You can smell chaos through the screen with that one.

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

Success in 6 months is still solid, don't overthink it.

Yui Tanaka · 0 likes

Anything that makes the manager talk about a real week instead of values wallpaper is good.