Out of interview questions...what to do? (work, company, interest)

[unknown00]

This is about questions the interviewee asks the interviewer...

Let's get the obvious out of the way - we all know during interviews you must be proactive and ask questions. Google pulls up about a million results of examples of questions you can ask. What happens when you run out of things to ask?

Specifically I mean when during the interview process they have you talk to 10+ people. I mean I have questions and usually I ask 2/3 people and I get the answer, I don't need to ask 10+ people the same question when everyone's answer is basically the same. It really just comes down to after 5 people (all from different departments) there's nothing else to ask. I feel like everything I need/want to know has already been answered multiple times already.

I'm sure someone is going to reply - "build rapport" yea obviously I try to kill time building rapport but that doesn't take an hour

Other thoughts?

[jade408]

It is fine to repeat questions. I like to ask the people would work with closely what their top 3 priorities would be for a person in that role. If you have rapport, ask about what they like best about working for the company.

[Staggerlee666]

Ask folks about themselves, what their goals are, etc. you can also say "I already asked X this question, but I was curious about your perspective on it".....show interest in the company's overall strategy and not only to the tasks you will be performing.