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Comment by nickdothutton

When I was more junior, one of my favourite questions to ask a company was "Can you give me a day in the life, or a week in the life of this job/role?".

The reason being, job descriptions are very often a fantasy. An aspiration. What the company wishes its people did, not what they are actually doing. Often the reality is much less attractive than the job description you think you are interviewing for. Faced with this "week in the life of..." question, very few interviewers can conjure up a detailed fantasy of fictional projects concluded, smooth running operations, and friction-free collaboration on the spot. They are more likely to say what the person will _actually_ be doing. This is typically a lot less attractive. Only then you can really start "talking turkey" for the remaining minutes.

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