Sunday Business, New York Times

The Sunday Business section of the New York Times includes columns that could be useful for job seekers: Openers, "Corner Office" and "Preoccupations" ; Jobs, "The Boss" and "The Search." Except for "Corner Office" and "The Boss," the other columns appear in rotation.

My favorite column, along with "The Search,"  is "Corner Office" by Adam Bryant who, in his interviews always ask the chief executive about the company's culture and his or her hiring practices. For example, in his May 1 interview, Bryant asked Lars Bjork, chief excutive of QlikTech, a software data company, what qualities he looks for in hiring. This is one of the qualities he looks for: "Have they prepared questions for me? I find it peculiar when people come into an interview and have no questions for me. You're going to make a big bet on your future and you have no questions about where you're going?" Given that this is a key component of the interview, it's hard for me to believe someone  would not have questions. But this happerns even, according to Bjork, with senior executives.

My tip: If, as you prepare for your interview and can't think of substantive questions to ask, peruse the company's web site for additional information you may have overlooked in your initial research about the company.