Question: What do you know about this industry?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What do you know about [blank] industry?
What do you know about our industry?

Follow-up questions:

Have you recently heard about any news or trends in this industry?
What do you think about this industry?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Active Learning

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Motivation/Ambition/Aspiration,Rapport Building Question

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

If the interviewee has a good understanding of the target industry. This is a broad questions and there are potentially many different things to talk about, but you can guide the interviewee to talk more about how the job is related to the industry as a whole.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the interviewee has no knowledge of the target industry, or if they get major facts wrong.

Sample Answer:

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