One that I quite like but have not tried yet is: "What is the reason this role is available"
This provides insight into if the role has come out of an expanding workload/new projects or replacing an employee.
If it is to replace an employee you could follow up with "how long were they with you". What you are trying to do is get hints of if there is high staff turnover. You could also add in some more questions about staff retention but this could lead to some uncomfortable situations and might not go down well with the employer, as Stonk has mentioned already.
The other side of this is if they have new projects or increased workloads. This will lead you into discussion about the projects/work and hopefully let you get a better idea on where the role will fit into the company.
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One that I quite like but have not tried yet is: "What is the reason this role is available"
This provides insight into if the role has come out of an expanding workload/new projects or replacing an employee.
If it is to replace an employee you could follow up with "how long were they with you". What you are trying to do is get hints of if there is high staff turnover. You could also add in some more questions about staff retention but this could lead to some uncomfortable situations and might not go down well with the employer, as Stonk has mentioned already.
The other side of this is if they have new projects or increased workloads. This will lead you into discussion about the projects/work and hopefully let you get a better idea on where the role will fit into the company.
I like that, seems fairly benign.