How to ask | Job Interview Questions
What are the right questions to ask on a job interview and how to articulate them. This is a guide to writing your own interview questions.
> Ask open-ended questions, which usually begin with “how,” “when,” and “who”—create opportunities for a conversation and a much richer exchange of information. Closed-ended questions can be answered yes or no.
> Keep it short. Restrict every question to one point. Avoid confusing interviewer with hard to understand questions. It may be embarrassing for them to say they do not understand you or even worse, they may think you are a bore.
> Don’t interrupt. Listen. Wait for the interviewer to finish the question. Many candidates get impatient and jump in before the interviewer is finished asking the question. Sometimes they want to show off that they “get it.” It’s a good idea to pause three seconds before answering just to make sure the interviewer really finished the question (the pause will make you look thoughtful and also protect you from answering an incomplete question). If you can, use the time to think about what you want to say or repeat the question before answering it. Make sure you understand it. If not, ask the interviewer to repeat the question.
> Yes. The more yes’s and statements of agreement you can generate, the better off you will be. Why? Few people enjoy saying no. Believe it or not, interviewers are people too 
> Inclusive language. Words such as “we” and “our” subtly give the impression that the candidate is already a member of the team.
> Want to make interviewers defensive and uncomfortable? Ask them questions they don’t know the answer to or can’t answer because of confidentiality.
> Avoid questions that are obvious or easy to determine. Asking questions such as these will make you look uninformed or lazy.
> Avoid “Why” questions.“Why” questions—queries that start with “why”—often come off as confrontational.
> Avoid leading. Leading questions signal the interviewer that you are looking for a specific answer and that you are, at best, an awkward communicator or, at worst, manipulative.
> Avoid threats. Interviewers hate to be bullied, and they will send you packing at the first hint of a threat. That means if you have another job offer from company A, keep it to yourself until after company B has expressed an interest in making you an offer as well.
> Avoid questions that hint of desperation. Employers don’t want to know about your financial plight, any more than they want to hear about your failing romances.
> Questions that focus on what the company can do for you. The hiring manager is less interested in how much you want to better yourself than what you can do to ease his or her problem.
> If you want the job, ask for it. Many employers feel that a desire for the position is just as important as the ability to do the job.
> Don’t ask questions that are irrelevant to the job or organization.
