How to answer “Do you have any questions for us?”

By the Ace Coach team · Updated October 2026

What they're really asking

This is still part of the interview. Good questions show that you were listening, that you are already thinking about doing the job well, and that you are deciding about them too.

“No, I think you covered everything” wastes your last chance to leave an impression.

A structure that works: work, success, people

1. Work. A question about the actual work, ideally building on something they said.
2. Success. A question about what doing this job well looks like.
3. People. A question about the team, or about the interviewer's own experience there.

Prepare five so you still have two or three left after the conversation answers some of them. Save pay, vacation and remote work for the recruiter or a later stage, unless they bring it up.

Three example answers

Recent graduate

“You mentioned the team is moving the mobile app to a new framework. What would someone in my role be working on during that move? And what separates the junior engineers who grow fastest here from everyone else?”

It builds on what the interviewer said and signals that you want to grow.

Experienced individual contributor

“What would you need to see from me in the first ninety days to feel this hire was a success? And what's the biggest thing slowing the team down right now?”

It shows you're already thinking about delivering, and the answers tell you what you'd walk into.

Manager

“How do decisions about headcount and priorities get made between this team and the product group? And you've been here four years. What's kept you here?”

It tests how much authority the role really has and gets the interviewer talking about themselves.

Mistakes that sink this answer

• Having none. It reads as low interest, even if you're just tired.
• Asking what's on the website. “So what does the company do?” undoes all your preparation.
• Leading with perks. Asking about time off first suggests that's what you care about most.
• Making a speech. Ask, then listen. A follow-up on their answer is the best question of all.

Practice it out loud

Practice asking your questions as much as your answers. They often come out mumbled and rushed because people treat them as an afterthought. Say yours out loud, look at the camera while you ask, and then stop talking. Comfortable silence while they think is part of sounding confident.