Questions to Ask Your Interviewer
“Do you have any questions for us?” is part of the evaluation — and it's where most candidates go blank. Get sharp, role-specific questions that make you look thoughtful, help you decide if the job is right, and surface red flags before you accept.
Generated for: Career changer interviewing for a first in-house marketing role at a Series A startup, final round with the hiring manager
"This is the first in-house marketing hire. What has to be true in six months for you to say it worked — and is that number already promised to the board?" You're finding out whether the role has a real target or an inherited one, and whether the person who'll evaluate you has said it out loud yet.
"Who was doing this work before, and how much of it are they going to keep doing?" A founder who has been writing the emails for two years rarely stops on the start date. The answer tells you whether you're the owner or the executor, which is the single biggest predictor of whether a first marketing hire lasts.
"What's the last marketing thing you tried that didn't work, and how long did you run it before killing it?" Two weeks means you'll never get a channel to maturity. Nine months on a dead channel means nobody is reading the numbers. Ask it late, when the conversation has enough trust to get a real answer.
Why this one works
- Each question probes a specific failure mode of this role, not general curiosity about culture.
- The follow-up half ("is that number already promised") is where the honest answer lives.
- It tells you when to ask, which matters as much as what — the third question needs earned rapport.
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