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

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

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Resources:

• CareerDicta
• Podcast Episode 27: Job Interview Basics
• Podcast Episode 155: Top Callback Mistakes to Avoid (w/Sadie Jones)
• Podcast Episode 190: How to Pass the Interview Happy Hour Test (w/ex-BigLaw Recruiter Sadie Jones)
• Podcast Episode 247: Mastering Behavioral Interviews (w/Sadie Jones)
• Above the Law
• The Art of the Legal Job Interview
• Questions to Ask Legal Employers During Interviews

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