[HBR smart questions to ask](https://youtu.be/jzqOLoorgOs?si=TzBxULm9Y3muvgAL) https://youtu.be/jzqOLoorgOs?si=uNx4m1OPk65-7-7G ##### Your fit to the role - Is there anything else about my experience that you haven’t heard today that you’d like me to share, or any questions you didn’t have time to ask? - What are the most critical skills needed to succeed in this role? This will do 1 of 3 things: Confirm that you spoke about the skills needed for the job. Give you more insights into what to mention in the next interview round. Take a few moments to share a brief story of how you applied some of those skills to your job to show you have them. ##### Challenges in the role - What are the most exciting and most challenging things about this role? - What keeps you up at night? - Understand the opportunities and challenges the team is currently facing as well as the team’s strengths and weaknesses ##### Priorities for the role - What do you like to see the company doing more? - What will be the first problems to solve? - Your top priorities & risks in getting them done? ##### Culture dynamics - How are decisions made about what work to do? - What are some team norms I should be aware of? - What do you wish you knew when you first joined? -