What are unexpected but smart and relevant questions to ask during an interview?

At the end, I ask them what makes them come to work everyday or something cheesy like that.

Most importantly I just ask something. It’s terrible when they give you the opportunity to ask and you’ve got nothing.

If it goes REALLY well, ask them what that enchanting scent they’re wearing is.

How much did you pay for that suit?

Where do you see yourself in five years?

“If I am selected for the position, what are the three biggest areas my predecessors were weak in that you would like to see me pay special attention to?”

I am not sure that these are the kinds of questions that you want or need to ask. The important thing in the interview is to show some knowledge of and interest in the company and the position.

Also, to display any experience you have that wpuld be beneficial to the company.

Good luck.

What can you do for this company?

What was your greatest success? How did you achieve this? What was your most severe crisis? What did you learn from it?

I always get a great response by asking:
“What is your ideal employee like?”

A helpful one is also:
“Can you describe a typical workday?”

If you will be working for the interviewer: How would you describe your style of management?

When I interviewed for a new business that hadn’t launched yet: In what ways are you reaching out to the community? What are your plans for building a customer base?

What would you say the ratio is between people working independently, and people working in teams here, to accomplish project goals?

What are the short and long-term goals of this organization, and how do they tie in with its’ mission?

Like @Marina I think you should ask questions that demonstrate your knowledge of the company, or of the particular aspect of it that you will be working on.

This means you should research the hell out of the company. Know as much as you can about what it does. You never know what will come up. This is all to help you ask questions when it is that time. I wouldn’t have any canned questions to go through. That will sound forced and silly.

You want to demonstrate your interest in the company and the job. And that means coming from as knowledgeable a place as you can.

As a candidate for the job, you should be doing research on the industry and how the company you’re interviewing for is positioned in that industry. I would ask questions that demonstrate that you spent time learning about the company, the industry, and how it all fits together. Also ask questions about training provided for the role that you’re applying for, in terms of continuing education, professional certification, etc. State some fact about yourself that is positive, like strong ideation or communication skills, and ask how those skills would be best utilized in the position you’re applying for.