The following represents a sampling of questions you may want to ask. Knowing ahead of time responses you require will allow you to quickly assess viability of your pursuing position further:

• Are you one who will be making hiring decision? • Who will I report to? • How much travel is involved? • Where do you see company headed? • What are company’s short and long-term goals? • How would you size up company’s position in marketplace? • What are opportunities for growth here? • What new products are being developed? • How would you assess revenues, year over year? • How would you describe corporate culture? • Is this a new position, or am I replacing someone? • If I am replacing someone, what happened? • What exactly are responsibilities of position? • What are biggest problems facing your company? • What qualities are you looking for in a candidate? • What is next step in interview process? • What is your timeframe for bringing someone onboard? Copyright © 2005 TopDog Group All rights reserved.

A good place to start could be in areas you have delved in past. If you engaged briefly in a particular project that you thoroughly enjoyed, then you have a skill and experience that can be leveraged into an entirely new career.

You can also avail yourself of many career assessment programs and free personality tests found on Internet. One such assessment tool is MAPP. It’s free and takes about fifteen minutes to complete. The results are quite revealing. Their website is http://www.assessment.com

Many people have gone through career transitions. These are successful people, happy with their new careers, and enjoying and loving what they are doing. They made a choice to become a career builder and make a better life for themselves. So can you.

Give yourself gift of a career you can get enthusiastic about which utilizes your special talents and unique gifts. Follow your passion; you will thank yourself over and over again.

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