# 6 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Applying To That Job

DevFeed: [6 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Applying To That Job](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/6-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-applying-to-that-job-35229.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://jes.al/2024/07/6-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-applying-to-that-job/>)

Author: jesalg

Published: 2024-07-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Jesal Gadhia](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jesal-gadhia.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>)

Tags: [applying](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applying.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [coaching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coaching.md>), [competition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/competition.md>), [hiring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hiring.md>), [interview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interview.md>), [job-search](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job-search.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>)

## AI overview

The article recommends using a premortem to anticipate why a job application might be rejected. It presents six questions about fit, including whether an applicant's expertise matches the company's size and whether they can work effectively within the team structure and style.

## Source excerpt

The current job market is overflowing with competition, put yourself in better stead for meeting the job spec by asking yourself these 6 questions before applying.