PayScale

With the largest database of online employee salary data in the world, PayScale provides an immediate and precise snapshot of the job market. Their real-time profiling system indexes custom employee attributes (such as industry-specific certifications) an

Questions to Ask Recruiters

Ask questions about new products, how research and development is structured at the company, management strategies at the company, how the company has changed, and potential product growth.

More Questions to Ask an Interviewer

  • Are there any recent or anticipated changes in the structure of the organization (mergers, cutbacks)?
  • Can you describe a typical day in this role?
  • Do you encourage participation in community or professional activities?
  • Does your company require that I sign a non-compete agreement?
  • How are people evaluated in

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Information to Have on Yourself During an Interview

Be prepared to give examples and talk about yourself in terms of your skills.

  • Creative Skills: Develop models, experiment, apply theory, synthesize, predict, create new ideas, use imagination.
  • Organizing Skills: Keep deadlines, details, accept responsibility, reason, use logic, make contacts, arrangements, decisions, clarify, clerical skills.
  • Numerical Skills: Use computational and statistical abilities, inventory.

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Information to Have on the Employer During an Interview

  • Organizational goals
  • Relative size of firm
  • Growth potential for security
  • Percent of annual sales growth last five years
  • Array of product or service line
  • Who are competitors?
  • Reputation
  • Organization structure by product line
  • Geographical locations –

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