You expect to be asked questions during a job interview… but what about when they ask, “Do you have any questions for us?” What do you ask? What do you not ask? These are key elements that Tom McKee answers in this insightful new article:

The Delicate Art of Asking Questions When Being Interviewed

By Tom McKee

“Do you provide cell phones for the youth pastors?”

The interview had gone quite well until the applicant asked that question—it changed the whole tone of the interview, which went downhill from there. Too bad because for the first two hours we were all impressed. Then we asked him, “Do you have any questions for us?” and he pulled out a binder and began rattling them off from his list. I felt like we’d moved from interview to negotiation. I began to wonder when his agent was going to walk in the room and ask for a signing bonus….

Here’s a fun Outreach Agenda you can use to talk with students about how special and valuable they are in God’s eyes.