Yes. Three, about the work, and different ones for each round
Sergei Skrylkov, Founder, Trippi · facts checked against the product on 2026-09-30
It comes in the last five minutes of almost every English-language interview, and “no, I think you covered everything” is the one answer that costs you. The question is not a courtesy. Interviewers judge what you ask: it shows what you care about and whether you were listening. The right answer is yes — two or three questions, about the work, fitted to the person in front of you. A recruiter cannot answer what a future teammate can, and the other way round.
What they mean
Three things at once. They are giving you the chance to find out whether you want the job. They are listening to what you choose to ask, which tells them what you think the job is. And they are giving you the last word of the round, which is the part people remember when they write their notes.
Variants: “Anything you’d like to ask us?”, “What questions do you have for me?”, “Is there anything we haven’t covered?” All of them expect a yes.
The shape of the answer
Prepare five, ask two or three, and make at least one of them about something said in this call. Then match them to the round:
- Recruiter screen — the process and the shape of the role. “What happens between this call and an offer, and how long does it usually take?” “Is this a new role or a replacement?” The salary range belongs here, if it has not come up.
- Hiring manager — the work itself. “What would a good first ninety days look like?” “What problem do you hope this hire solves that the team cannot solve now?” “What did the last person in the role find hardest?”
- Panel — one question per person, about their side of the work. To the engineer: “How does work reach you from this role?” To the product lead: “When two teams want the same week, who decides?”
- Final round — direction and doubts. “What will the team look like in a year?” “Is there anything in what you have heard today that makes you hesitate?” The second one is uncomfortable to ask and gives you a chance to answer a concern before it is written down.
Across all rounds: nothing that is on their website, nothing already answered in the call, and no more than one question about benefits before an offer.
Heard in the call
Interviewer
“We’re almost out of time. Do you have any questions for us?”
The answer that sounds fine
“No, I think you covered everything. Thank you very much for your time.”
Polite and final. In an English-language interview it reads as low interest, and the last impression of the round is silence.
The answer they wanted
“Yes, two. Earlier you said the routing data arrives late from about a third of the depots. Is fixing that part of this role, or does another team own it? And second — you have spoken to four people about me today. Is there anything in what you have heard that makes you hesitate? I would rather answer it now than guess at it later.”
One question built on something said in the call, one that brings a concern into the open. Both are about the work.
Where it goes wrong
“What you are doing there?” — question word order
Hindi questions keep the order of a statement, and under pressure English inversion is the first thing to go — exactly at the end of a round, when the questions are yours. Practise your three out loud before the call. The Hindi page has the full list.
Asking feels like doubting them — deference to seniority
In many workplaces, questioning a senior person at the end of an interview is presumptuous, and the polite choice is to thank them. In English interviews, no questions reads as no interest. The Mandarin page explains the gap.
A written formula, spoken — formal register
“I would be grateful if you could kindly inform me about the next steps” is correct and sounds like a letter. “What happens next, and when?” is warmer and more direct, which is how English shows respect. The French page covers register.
Only practical questions
Remote days, holidays and bonus are fair questions for the recruiter. As the only questions for a hiring manager or a panel, they suggest the work itself does not interest you.
A question they already answered
It shows you were not listening. If yours was answered, say so: “I was going to ask about on-call, and you covered it — can I ask about the release cycle instead?”
What Trippi Cue shows here
“Do you have any questions for us?” is addressed to you, so in a call Trippi Cue is listening to it gets a card: a short structure for two or three questions, drawing on the last minutes of the conversation and on your note — if the interviewer mentioned a problem a few minutes ago, the card can turn it into a question. It works on recent minutes only, so a point from half an hour earlier is worth writing down yourself. Your prepared questions for each round can go in the note before the call; which ones you ask, and how, is up to you.
FAQ
About this phrase.
How many questions should I ask?+
Two or three. Prepare five, because some will be answered during the interview.
Can I ask about salary?+
In the recruiter screen, yes, if it has not come up. In later rounds, leave it unless they raise it or an offer is close.
Is it ever fine to have no questions?+
Rarely. If everything really was covered, say what you were going to ask and that it was answered, then ask one small thing about the team or the next steps.
What should I ask in a panel interview?+
One question for each person, about their part of the work and how it connects to the role. It shows you understood who was in the room.
What should I ask in the final round?+
About direction and doubts: where the team is going, and whether anything they heard today makes them hesitate.
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Two or three questions, about the work, for this round.
Trippi Cue is in the Chrome Web Store. One click on the icon when the call begins, and nothing before that.