How do you ask for a follow up question?
Ask them to challenge assumptions: You want to surface what’s unsaid.
- Ask for Elaboration. Never hesitate to get someone to elaborate.
- Ask in a Different Way. One way to follow-up is to re-state the initial question.
- Ask about Something Orthogonal.
- Ask Them to Challenge Assumptions.
Are follow up questions good or bad?
Being asked follow up questions doesn’t mean your answer was bad, it’s just a standard part of many interviews. The interviewer may ask clarifying questions about any part of your story they didn’t understand or want more information on.
What is a good follow up question?
The ones I hear most often are open-ended questions like, “What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?” “What do you want to be doing in five years?” and “What motivates you?” Some savvier questioners ask behavior-based questions, like “Tell me about a time when you….”. Sounds great, right?
What are examples of follow up questions?
Just about any important questions can use these follow-up….Example questions:
- Can you tell me more about that?
- Can you [give/show] me an example?
- I want to make sure I understand this. Can you explain it further?
What happens when you don’t ask follow up questions?
Without follow-up questions, you and your conversation partner will end up asking and responding to a series of questions without ever talking in-depth about any particular topic—which will feel awkward. Follow-up questions keep the conversation moving forward and allow for clarification and elaboration of details.
What’s the mistake in a polite follow up email?
Another common mistake made when writing a polite follow-up email is starting with “just following up” and sending an email that doesn’t add any value. People are busy and don’t have time to read an email that they have to decipher the meaning of or what action is required.
Is it possible to get a response to a follow up email?
The answer is no. Even if the prospect wanted to reply back to the first email and forgot (or just missed it), there is very little chance to get a response after such a follow-up. Hence, try to omit such passive-aggressive phrases in your follow-up emails: I’m following up because you haven’t responded to me yet.
Is it OK to put a follow up in the subject line of an email?
While this email is a follow-up, that subject line doesn’t add any value and will likely be ignored. It can also cause the reader to feel like you’re pointing blame because you didn’t answer, which doesn’t make the reader feel very good or interested in reading your email.
