In the not too distant future we at Siftable.com intend to start interviewing leaders in Paid Search (SEM), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and Social Media (SMM). Here is a list of a few of the questions we hope to ask:

General Search Questions

1. What is your background in search?
2. What is the future of search and what is the next big thing?
3. How do you see social media impacting search today?
4. How do you see social media impacting search in the future?
5. What are your thoughts around the future of Yanghoo (Bing/Yahoo)?
6. What do you think about Yahoo’s decision to eliminate SSP?

Questions About Your Company

1. When was your company founded/started?
2. How did your current company come to be?
3. What are the challenges in front of your company?
4. What sets you apart from other businesses in your space?
5. Who do you see as your biggest competitors?
6. What other areas/markets do you think you’ll venture into next?

Let us know if there are other questions you think we should be asking.

Related: Ten Interview Questions for Hiring an SEM and 25 SEO Interview Questions

Tags: interview, search leaders, sem, seo, smm, social media

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