But, you haven't asked one of the more important things: Questions
*not* to ask an interviewer, such as:
Is there beer on Fridays? How about Mondays?
Is it OK to keep a fifth of Scotch in my desk drawer?
What's the babe population like?
Just how strict are your harassment rules here?
Kurt
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 9:45 AM, John Doe
<[email protected]> wrote:
> So, I've found a System Administrator job that might be a great match for
> me. I have a second interview coming soon.
>
> Trying to look beyond all the technical and personal questions they ask to
> try to weed out a good candidate, and find out other questions I should be
> asking THEM. I interview well, and have impressed them a lot already.
>
> My goal here is to make sure the is a good fit for BOTH parties. I'm quite
> happy with my current job, but I need a bigger challenge and a more
> stable/profitable company. It's not driven by money, but it helps.
>
> About me (I post to this list somewhat frequently, but changed my name to
> avoid coming up in Google searches by my current employer).
> 11 years experience
> Going from a shop of about 25 users at a 24/7 company to a shop of 120
> employees at a 8-5 company.
>
> Here are a few questions I have been brainstorming. Any advice is
> appreciated!!!
>
> Questions:
> Advantages of working here?
> What do you like about working here?
> Would there be any objection to consulting for my previous employer? I
> wouldn't want to leave them high and dry.
> What are things your organization has done recently to show how it values
> its employees?
> How long was the previous Sys Admin employed here? (Has there been a lot of
> turnaround?)
> What were the major strengths and weaknesses of the last person who held
> this job?
> What are your current IT Struggles/Projects?
> What are the most immediate challenges of the position that need to be
> addressed in the first three months?
> What are the training and development opportunities?
> How many people are at Help Desk level and how skilled are they? How often
> do Help Desk tickets get escalated to the Sys Admin role?
> Are there any reservations you have about my fit for the position that I
> could try to address?
> Technical:
> Which Hardware Vendor?
> Virtualization Platform?
> What are your uptime requirements on critical servers like email?
> Do you have a current maintenance window?
> Do you have systems that need to be accessed by clients 24/7/365?
> Current Disaster Recovery methodology?
> How often is it tested?
> What are your Recovery Point and Recovery Time Objectives?
> Mobile Device Management? Phone platform? Vendor?
> How well solid is the Network Documentation? Can I see some
> diagrams/maps/examples?
>
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