Bangalore: Today almost every professional is dynamic and talented; they come prepared for the job interview and are quite proficient enough in answering each and every question with an acceptable answer. But have you ever realized how you can stand out in this crowd of super competitive mass of professionals and prove the job interviewer that you are smarter than them? Or else what will you demonstrate in front of the job interviewer so that he/she can remember you and you may not get lost amongst the other candidates whose talent is equivalent as yours? Yes, in order to prove your intelligence in front of the interviewer, you definitely need to ask him/her few questions, which are sure to give him/her an idea that you are quite an intelligent person.

Author and public speaker Vicky Oliver, mentions in her book, “301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions” that one should always be prepared with questions to ask the interviewer as well. She believes that a successful job interview is nothing but a productive conversation between the interviewer and the interviewee; therefore, one must come prepared with a list of questions in order to ask the interviewer and prove that he/she is a smart candidate, reports Vivian Giang on Business Insider. Listed below are five questions that you must ask the interviewer. 

1. What are the problems your company is facing recently? And what is your department’s contribution in order to solve them?

This kind of questions asked during the course of the interview will tend to extend the conversation for some time as the interviewer will surely give his/her opinion in regards to your question directed to him/her. By knowing his/her opinion you are sure to get an idea about their personality, ambitions and this will definitely lead to other questions.