[neilv]

Treating the interview as two-way is good, and how it should be. A couple points:

> When people struggle to answer it you still reap the rewards of letting them know that you’re not just looking for a job, you care about being successful at their company.

If you publicize that in a Medium post targeting HN-like audience, aren't you just increasing the number of people will ask that question just to "reap the rewards" of signalling (falsely) something they think is positive?

> Ask questions like: “How is the company responding to challenges from disruptors like X and Y in this space?” or “What are your thoughts on potential regulation?”

If you've been having a pretty candid conversation, these questions can trigger rehearsed public/investor-facing talking point answers, which is fine, but might also knock the person back into a less-candid mode.

[makeitdouble]

I think interviewer answer candidly when they care about the candidate actually thriving once they join, instead of spending a "I'm not job hopping" sacrificial year and get out as soon as they can.

Seeing how they react to the current company strategy is a valuable in that respect, and it will be better for both of them bail out during the interviews and not after signing the contract.

[tdb7893]

The article is paywalled but I'm not a fan of suggesting particular questions in general. Unless it's relevant to the team I'm on or the candidate is genuinely knowledgeable and interested in the field then it comes across as not genuine. I've never actually mentioned that sort of thing in interview feedback but I would prefer a candidate asks what they are actually interested in knowing.

[BobbyTables2]

Or get denied an offer for using “in this space” during a technical interview.

[Schiendelman]

If I found someone who keyed on something like that interviewing at my company I would coach them away from that kind of pedantry.