Five Ways to Ace Your Next Phone Interview

I expect that's how it plays out, but I personally find the "Do you have any questions?" bit, or at least such a hard and fast dismissal in response to it pretty silly.

The last two places I've interviewed are companies I follow closely in the news who have secretive interview processes. The things I'd really like to know like are things an interviewer can't/won't answer.

I can certainly contrive a question engineered to demonstrate my knowledge and engagement with the company, but what good does that do either of us? It's like asking "What's your biggest weakness?" and being satisfied with a dead stock "I'm too driven and strive for perfection."

Ideally, my questions should be answered by having a real exchange during the interview. Unfortunately, the majority of time I've spent in recent interviews has been on quizzes and whiteboarding.