# Job interview: me vs. someone I know

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-me-vs-someone-i-know/696609>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 27, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-me-vs-someone-i-know/696609 "2014-08-27T03:12:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-me-vs-someone-i-know/696609/41 "2014-09-02T14:59:28Z")

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> [@Mangetout](#):
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> Yeah. Keep us posted on your progress.
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> BTW, at the “have you any questions to ask us?” bit near the end of an interview, I have found that a good question to ask is: “At this point, do you have any unvoiced reservations about me as a candidate for this role?”.
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> This hopefully does one of two things - it either cements their view that you’re the right person, or it offers you the opportunity to resolve/answer any doubts they may have before you walk away.

To be frank, I’d probably not answer that question honestly as a hiring manager. Has one ever given you concrete concerns when you’ve asked that question?

A better question to ask might be “Is there anything about my qualifications for this job I can clarify or expand on?”.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-me-vs-someone-i-know/696609/42 "2014-09-02T15:26:19Z")

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> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#):
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> To be frank, I’d probably not answer that question honestly as a hiring manager. Has one ever given you concrete concerns when you’ve asked that question?

No, but then I only formulated this question during my recent job search, and I got the job (and the question was received well, and thoughtfully), so I guess I don’t have any examples of when it worked badly.

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> A better question to ask might be “Is there anything about my qualifications for this job I can clarify or expand on?”.

Sure.

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