JOB SEARCH

Honesty is the best policy.

The answers to the following questions will steer you towards a good-fit position.

  • What is more important, working in a specific industry or having a specific position?

  • To what degree do you like to be your own boss? You decide when and how to get things done.

  • To what degree do you like working in a team?

  • To what degree do you like a fixed schedule? Flexible schedule?

  • To what degree do you need external validation? For example, awards, bonuses, the office with the great view, applause, and verbal recognition.

  • What kinds of people do you want to work with?

  • What kinds of ideas, values, people, and/or things do you want to work for?

  • What activities give you energy? When you’re doing them, you don’t think about time.

  • What are you good at naturally?

  • If I could wave a magic wand and give you the life you want, what would that look like? How does work fit into this?