diff --git a/non-technical/questions-to-ask.md b/non-technical/questions-to-ask.md index daa0007f..4029922f 100644 --- a/non-technical/questions-to-ask.md +++ b/non-technical/questions-to-ask.md @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ These questions are suitable for any technical role. These questions are suitable for asking Engineering Managers, especially useful for the Team Matching phase of Google interviews or post-offer calls that your recruiters set up with the various team managers. * **How do you train/ramp up engineers who are new to the team?** -* **What does success look like for your team?** +* **What does success look like for your team/project?** * **What qualities do you look out for when hiring for this role?** * **What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current team? What is being done to improve upon the weaknesses?** * **Can you tell me about a time you resolved an interpersonal conflict?** @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ These questions are suitable for asking Engineering Managers, especially useful * What is the current team composition like? * What opportunities are available to switch roles? How does this work? * Two senior team members disagree over a technical issue. How do you handle it? -* Have you managed a poor performer at some point in your career before?. What did you do and how did it work? +* Have you managed a poor performer at some point in your career before? What did you do and how did it work? * Where do you spend more of your time, high performers or low performers? * Sometimes there's a trade-off between what's best for one of your team members and what's best for the team. Give an example of how you handled this and why. * Give an example of a time you faced a difficult mentoring/coaching challenge. What did you do and why? @@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ These questions are suitable for asking Engineering Managers, especially useful * What is the role of data and metrics in managing a team like ours? * What role does the manager play in making technical decisions? * What is an example of a change you have made in the team that improved the team? +* What would be the most important problem you would want me to solve if I joined your team? +* What opportunities for growth will your team provide? +* What would I work on if I joined this team and who would I work most closely with? ### Leadership