Ex-Spotify HR pros No. 1 job interview tip [Video]

When you’re going in for a job interview, remember, you’re interviewing your prospective employer, too.

That conversation is an opportunity to show you have what it takes to succeed, but it’s also an opportunity for you to get a sense of the company culture, team dynamics and workload. Consider the questions you’d like to ask and sprinkle them in throughout the interview or ask them at the end when they open it up.

There is a certain type of question that could help you do both. It’s what Dan Space, who’s worked in HR at companies like Electronic Arts and Spotify, calls “humblebrag questions.” Here’s what they are and why he recommends using them.

A humblebrag question both shows you off and addresses something that you’re genuinely curious about.

It can look like, “hey, in the last two companies, when I did this, here were some problems that we had, how are you solving that? …