Start from the original posting
Locate the role on the employer’s official careers site when possible. Check the title, location, reporting arrangement, posting date and application instructions. If a recruiter has approached you, find the organization independently before submitting personal details. Save a copy of the vacancy for your interview notes.
- Compare two or three job descriptions to understand where titles and responsibilities differ.
- Read the employer’s public materials for recent projects, services and organization structure.
- Use occupation profiles to identify typical preparation, then check the requirements of the actual vacancy.
Write questions from the gaps
Separate facts you can verify from assumptions you want to test. If a job description emphasizes cross-team work, ask which groups are involved and how priorities are set. If there are several versions of the same job posting, ask which terms are current.
Talk to someone familiar with the work when you can. Ask how new hires are trained and what success looks like after a few months. A specific example can make an otherwise broad answer more useful.