How To Ask MUCH Better Questions In The Job Interview

22 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this coaching segment, the speaker warns that interviewers can detect when candidates ask generic, list‑derived questions and lose credibility. To avoid this, she proposes a simple "context, then question" formula: first reference a specific observation about the role or the interviewer's background, then pose the question. She demonstrates the technique with two examples—reframing a generic challenge question and a motivation question—showing how the added context makes the inquiry sound thoughtful and tailored. While she mentions having a ready list of strong interview questions, she emphasizes that candidates should not use the list verbatim; instead they should enrich each question with relevant context to appear engaged and insightful. The overall message is that contextualizing questions turns a standard list into a powerful interview tool that can impress interviewers.

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Oh my goodness. Interviewers can tell when you're asking questions in a job interview for the sake of asking questions. What do you like most about working here? What does success look like in this role? But I have a hack for how to make your questions sound really good and not like they came off of some list. The formula is context, then question, the one-two punch. So it sounds like this. Instead of just asking, what are the biggest challenges for this role? Say, based on my understanding, it seems like most of this is building the compensation formula, or what do you see as the biggest challenges for this role? Another example is instead of asking them, why did you choose to work here? Say, I noticed that your last position was in X industry and then you moved into this industry. What made you really want this opportunity? My friend, they're just going to be eating out of your palm. You're just using these questions off of a list. I will give you the list. I have a list of great questions to ask in the interview, But I don't want you to use my list just plain. Add the context, then the question. Perfection.