The best questions to ask are those that you really would like to know the answer to, rather than those you can find in books on interview skills. If you research the company well enough, you will find a number of questions naturally arising that you wish to be answered.

You should, though, concentrate on questions that show your interest in, and motivation to do, the job itself, rather than the rewards it will bring. So, for example, you should ask about training and career progression in preference to pay and pensions!

Other questions could include:

*"What is the company's annual staff turnover?"

*"Where would I fit into the organization?"

*"What is the line management structure?"

*"What do staff enjoy most about working for the company?"

*"What does the induction program consist of?"

*"How long have the present staff been employed by the firm?"

*"Is there a planned career development path?"