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5 Reverse Interview Questions That Prove You Are an A-Player

When the interviewer asks 'Do you have any questions for me?', asking about vacation days or company culture is a missed opportunity. 5 high-impact strategic questions.

Amit Kasliwal
Amit KasliwalCEO & Founder, Dehurdle
August 19, 20261 min read

The Friction

The final 5 minutes of an interview are where candidates either cement an offer or leave a generic impression. A-players evaluate the company just as rigorously as the company evaluates them.

The 5 High-Impact Questions

01
"If I step into this role and you rate my performance as exceptional 12 months from now, what specific business metric did I move?"
02
"What is the single biggest bottleneck preventing your engineering team from shipping twice as fast today?"
03
"Where do the Product and Engineering teams experience the most friction during sprint planning?"
04
"What did the previous person in this role do well, and what do you wish they had done differently?"
05
"Based on our conversation today, is there any aspect of my background that makes you hesitate about my fit for this role?"

Why Question #5 Is Pure Gold

Question #5 gives you the rare opportunity to uncover and dismantle hidden objections right in the room before the interview panel meets to score you.

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