Job Seeker's Questions Can Include Queries on Firm Culture, Expectations
Questions posed by a job candidate can be just as important as the interviewer’s questions.
Don’t ask questions that can be answered by an Internet search, but do ask questions that demonstrate how you can fit into a law firm’s practice, according to a career advice column in Law.com.
Save questions about quality of life and diversity for the second or third interview, according to the article by legal search consultants Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass. And save questions about compensation until a job offer is on the table.
Fontaine and Kass list 30 possible questions. They include:
• What kind of person does well here?
• How is work assigned, and how are associates supervised and evaluated?
• How soon will I get trial experience?
• What does the firm expect in terms of business development?
• How would you describe the culture of this firm?
• Why did you choose this firm?
• Do you have any reservations about hiring me?
