278: Questions to Ask (and Avoid Asking) in Legal Job Interviews (w/Sadie Jones)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones back with us to talk about questions you should, and shouldn't ask, in a job interview setting.

In this episode we discuss:

Do you always have to have questions prepared to ask in an interview?
In general, how many questions is it good to ask?
The importance of active listening and follow-up questions
Some questions that are always good to have on hand as needed
Organization-specific and interviewer-specific topics
Questions that might make the interviewer cringe and should always be avoided
How to phrase questions related to the pandemic situation

Resources:

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-278-questions-to-ask-and-avoid-asking-in-legal-job-interviews-w-sadie-jones/)

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Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones back with us to talk about questions you should, and shouldn't ask, in a job interview setting.

In this episode we discuss:

Do you always have to have questions prepared to ask in an interview?
In general, how many questions is it good to ask?
The importance of active listening and follow-up questions
Some questions that are always good to have on hand as needed
Organization-specific and interviewer-specific topics
Questions that might make the interviewer cringe and should always be avoided
How to phrase questions related to the pandemic situation

Resources:

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-278-questions-to-ask-and-avoid-asking-in-legal-job-interviews-w-sadie-jones/)

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

2021-01-25 31 min

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