Question: What will you miss about your current or previous job?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

Why?
Is this something that you are looking to have here?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Other Factors:

Motivation/Ambition/Aspiration,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit,Rapport Building Question,Self-Awareness

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Job Structure – Duration of Typical Work Week,Job Structure – Freedom to Make Decisions,Job Structure – Handling Time Pressure,Job Structure – Structured versus Unstructured Work,Job Structure – Work Schedule Regularity,Job Structure – Work/Life Balance

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking to learn more about their character traits and personality by what they will miss having.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If they too strong an attachment to something, if they miss something you deem to be negative, or if they are looking for something that they absolutely cannot attain when working at your company.

Sample Answer:

“I’m going to miss my team because they have been the best team I have had the chance to work with.”

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