Trying to find a job can be an exhausting, and sometimes soul crushing, experience with the current job market being ruthless. You may feel as though you have done hundreds of applications, dotted every ‘i’ and crossed every ‘t’, and still only hear back from a couple of companies – and that’s not even counting if they give you an interview.
If you manage to make it over the final hurdle and are invited to a job interview, you still need to perfectly sell yourself as someone who is the best choice for the job, and one mistake could stop you from getting the role.
One of the most important parts of an interview is right at the end, where you are asked if you have any questions for them. Saying no is not the correct move as it will make you seem like you aren’t interested in the job.
The Express reports that what also doesn’t bode well to Google the ideal questions to ask and pick the most common one because recruiters have probably heard them way too many times to count as a good question. Instead, a careers expert has a unique question that might just set you above the rest.
In a video shared on TikTok, from an account called ‘workingoptions’, a ‘risky’ final question was revealed that may give you the power to secure the job you want – or completely throw your chances down the drain. The man in the video warns that this question should only be asked if you are confident most of the interview went well. If you struggled at one part of the interview, this question could make your situation worse.
He said: “What you should ask is whether there are any parts of the job description they don’t think you’ve proved that you’re capable of. This is perfect if you don’t think you’ve sold yourself quite enough or you forgot to mention something. It makes you look thorough and invested in the interview.”
However, the man goes on to explain why this question could backfire on you. He said: “If the interview’s gone badly rather than just mid and there was a question in there that you couldn’t answer, they’re going to throw that back in your face.
“They’ll think they’re being nice by giving you a second chance at answering the question, but you’ll just look even worse if you falter twice, so just be ready to say that it sounds like that’s something you would have to adapt to on the job, as you feel your other skills more than make up for it.”
The expert added that you should use this time to “dig deep” into how appropriate you are for the role, so the interviewer can leave the meeting thinking that you are “good enough for it already.”
Commenters were positive about this strategy with many expressing that they had done this at the end of an interview and came out successful. Some users also shared equally good questions to ask.
One person said: “I was told to do this by a friend only about a month ago. It made me nervous but I was able to counter their concerns quickly and showed I was keen. I got the job.” Another added: “Asked this question at my last interview and got the job. Glad I did.”
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