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What should I say in a startup interview?
Questions to Ask During a Startup Job Interview
- What Are the Company’s Values?
- What Is the 30-60-90-Day Hiring Plan for this Role?
- What Does Success Look Like in This Role and How Will I Be Measured?
- What Are the High-Level Team Structures?
- What Is the Current Runway, and What Are Your Future Funding Plans?
Why do you think you are fit for a startup what will you bring to the startup?
Example: “I think it’s an exciting opportunity to work with a new business. It seems like you have a lot of passion for your work, and I want to share that passion and help your company succeed. I especially want to learn and grow with your company by contributing my sales and marketing skills.”
What should I ask for a startup?
Here are four questions every startup interviewee should ask.
- What Does Success Look Like for the Company?
- What is the Biggest Risk to the Company?
- What’s the Current Runway, and What Are Future Funding Plans?
- What is Current Growth Like?
Are you prepared for tough interview questions at an early-stage startup?
If you’re interviewing at an early-stage startup, you’ll likely have the chance to meet with not only your future boss, but the company’s CEO or other senior leadership. And while most job candidates know they should prepare to answer tough questions at this stage in the process, many fewer prepare to ask them.
How do I connect with interviewers?
Connecting with anyone is simple if you focus on the topics they are passionate about. For an interviewer, few things are more personally meaningful than the company they work for. Most interviewers are managers or at least someone that the company trusts enough to select new hires.
Should you bring up money in a job interview?
Show them that you are the perfect candidate and that you want the job for intrinsic reasons. Do this, and there is no limit to what a company will pay for you. Bring up money too early, and you come across as a hired gun looking only for the best offer. Before you show up to that interview, answer this question for yourself.
Should you join a startup team?
If you join a startup team, you should receive stock options, and those options are an investment on your behalf. Just as an investor wouldn’t put in money without understanding a company’s trajectory, you shouldn’t put in your time (and potentially take a pay cut) without evaluating a company’s potential.