Here's the No. 1 Job Interview Question Every Applicant Should Be Asking in This Economy, According to a Recruiting Expert答案可以确定有多少工作保障'll have.

ByAmanda Breen

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If you're on thehunt for a job, you might be wondering how safe your potential position will be if our "rolling recession" hits your industry next.

Fortunately, asking strategic questions during theinterview processcan give you the answer, and one specific query is particularly illuminating, CEO of IT staffing firm Insight Global Bert Bean toldCNBC.

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Be sure to ask your interviewer this: "How close is this role going to be to the core functions of what the company does, and would I be working on projects that are mission critical or closer to revenue?"

Ideally, the answer will reveal what the company's current priorities are — and how well your potential role fits into that picture.

Many companies use job functions to determine who gets laid off. Co-founder of JobSage and former attorney Kelli Mason toldDicethat companies want to prioritizerevenueand profitability during difficult times — which means that "nice-to-have" positions are cut or outsourced to keep "need-to-have" roles.

"That's why we're seeing so many recruiters get laid off at tech companies for example, because those jobs are not seen as mission critical to keep the business afloat," Bean explained to CNBC.

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Bean also suggests noting how the hiring manager treats you during the application process — slow responses and other signs of apathy can be ared flag.

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Amanda Breen

Entrepreneur Staff

Features Writer

Amanda Breen is a features writer at Entrepreneur.com. She is a graduate of Barnard College and received an MFA in writing at Columbia University, where she was a news fellow for the School of the Arts.

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