1. Is the role Permanent / Full time / Contract
2. Reason for the vacancy
3. Background to the organisation – Location, Size, Culture, Key Clients, Recent Announcements
4. Who are their main competitors?
5. What distinguishes them from their competitors?
6. Structure of the department
7. Who the role reports into?
8. Is there any people management
9. What are the 5 main key responsibilities
10. What is the breakdown of the role e.g 20% Recruitment, 80% Employee Relations
11. Who are their key clients
13. Difference between your role and others at peer level in the department
14. People turnover within the department
15. Upcoming Project work. % of your role that will be project work
16. Career opportunity and career path
17. Team Culture
18. Level of Autonomy
19. Basic salary range & based on your depth of experience what should you expect if successful
20. Benefits – Annual leave, Pension, VHI, Holidays, Flexitime
21. Commute
22. Level of flexibility
23. Who will be doing the interviews? What are their job titles and relevance to the role
24. What are their backgrounds i.e how long are they with the business etc
25. What type of interview will it be?
26. What are the key competencies of the role?
27. What is the style of the interviewers?
28. What should I expect?
29. How long with the interview be?
30. When are they looking for someone to start
31. How long have they been looking for this person?
32. How many have they interviewed?
33. How many more are they interviewing?
34. When will they be making a decision?