It's not me, it's you: how to spot red flags while interviewing

[joshmfrankel]

Interview questions

• I'm curious about the process of running a company without a sales team. Could you tell me more?
• Could you describe the feature process from ideation, to discovery, to delivery including what tools you use and who makes the decisions
• What's your favorite thing about working at ____?
• What makes a great _____ team member?
• What qualities in candidates do you look for
• Describe your process
• Describe a time when there was a big miss. How did leadership address it?

Yellow flags

• "There's no hand holding"
• Little clarity into goals/expectations

Red flags

• Lack of diversity (same background, same type of people)
• They have values but don't follow them

Post-technical assessment:

• From your perspective and expertise, do you see any areas of my solutions that could be optimized?

Negotiation

• Express excitement
• Do your research into your asking price
• Give reasons why you're worth it
• PAUSE (silence is golden)
• Further express excitement on joining the team while waiting for counter offer