How to Answer

This question offers you the opportunity to flip the tables for a few minutes, and ensure that this role is a fit for your career goals. You can ask the interviewer why the position is available, for instance. This particular question will give you some insight into the last person who held this role, and perhaps why it was not a successful partnership.

Ask the interviewer what a typical day is like in the office. This question will give you an idea of workload and what your day-to-day life would look like in this role. Feel free to bring a notebook and write down the answers to these questions you asked.

Here are some sample questions:

- When would you like to have this position filled?
- How long has this role been vacant?
- Is this a replacement search or a newly created role?
- What is your favorite part about working for this clinic?
- What is the practices' primary goal for this position in the next 12 months?
- Is there anything from my background and experience that I can clarify for you?
- What do you see as the most significant change in the psychology industry over the past three years?
- Is there any reason why you would not hire me?