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Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by Adirael on Saturday November 09, 2013 @11:15AM (#6702020)
Both the company and the candidate, it's a two way process. The company is looking for a good fit and the candidate is doing the same.
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Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by atlantic on Saturday November 09, 2013 @11:31AM (#6702098)
No, it's not. Even an average developer gets to pick between half a dozen offers when looking for a job. And his choice isn't always based on who pays him the most. Camaraderie and interesting projects also count for a lot.
Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by jimmaswell on Saturday November 09, 2013 @03:20PM (#6703014)
What'd the comment say?
Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by d3gamer on Saturday November 09, 2013 @07:56PM (#6704474)
azio_m said something like:

"Get real. Interviews are a one-way street unless the candidate is a top talent AND the company is trying to recruit him."

His response to being called out:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6702475

Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by RogerL on Saturday November 09, 2013 @12:22PM (#6702265)
It's trivial to have multiple job offers, and it is trivial to interview when you already have a job. You have to give the person being interviewed a reason to come work for you other than 'I sign the checks, bucko'.

So, yes, I want to know what the job is like, or I'm not accepting.

Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by Bahamut on Saturday November 09, 2013 @11:17AM (#6702027)
While you're interviewing job candidates, candidates are also interviewing the company, and evaluating whether it is a good fit for them or not. While I agree that some of the questions in the article are bad, I think you should try to answer as much as possible from the company side, so as to be as transparent as possible.
Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by rmc on Saturday November 09, 2013 @11:36AM (#6702118)
You've to show that you're ready to adapt with the company needs. I don't have a crystal ball to tell you exactly what you will be working on.

There is a difference between asking for a crystal ball, and asking which of the tech listed on the job advert is actually relevant.

Remember, this question is asked due to widespread misrepresentation from companies about job adverts. Prospective employees can stop asking this question when job adverts become much more honest.

Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by UK-AL on Saturday November 09, 2013 @11:23AM (#6702060)
So would you rather have candidate that does not ask anything about their preferred process and ends up hating it and quitting/fired?

Or candidate that knows if he can fit or not?

Sounds to me you have no order/process and scared of being exposed by an employee.

Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by namenotrequired on Saturday November 09, 2013 @11:44AM (#6702148)
Many of these questions will make you look arrogant and not easy to work with.

Which, incidentally, is exactly how you're portraying yourself when you assume that the choice is up to you alone and dismiss the right of the potential employee to choose another employer.

Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by nikomen on Saturday November 09, 2013 @11:56AM (#6702184)
azio_m, What company do you work for? I want to make sure I never send my resume there.
Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by d3gamer on Saturday November 09, 2013 @01:18PM (#6702475)
not only is azio_m an arrogant person but also, apparently, a coward. he deleted his posts.
Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by azio_m on Saturday November 09, 2013 @02:14PM (#6702726)
Not really. The reason for the deletion was avoiding being down-voted by stupid people like you who didn't get the point (since the account is new and may be shadow-banned).
Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by d3gamer on Saturday November 09, 2013 @07:50PM (#6704433)
Stupid? You were the one who said that most interviews should only be a one-way street. That you will only let yourself get asked the questions in the article if the job applicant is a top-talent AND your company specifically wanted to recruit that person.

If I remember correctly, you also quoted the question "What's the coolest thing you've built here, personally?" and your response was "Who's getting interviewed here?".

You should've let your posts be. Own up to what you wrote.

Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by Bahamut on Sunday November 10, 2013 @07:46AM (#6706254)
Or in other words, word to the wise would be to avoid saying something if you don't want to take the consequences for it.
Re:Questions to ask your potential employer by GhotiFish on Saturday November 09, 2013 @12:34PM (#6702313)
While I don't agree with your position. You ARE an interviewer (allegedly :) ), unless there are other interviewers to contradict you or know that is an uncommon position, your post was valuable, and does not deserve to be downvoted.

Not a disagreement button.