Hey Fishies! Let’s knowledge share. What are some questions you ask in an interview to get a sense of what you may be getting into?

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If I were to start tomorrow, what are some things you would have me do that would help the most?

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What things do you wish the last person in this role did more of and what things did the last person do that you’d want to continue?

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For what it’s worth, the best final interview I ever had was my chairman telling me the hardest things I would have to deal with. I went in with a plan on day one and had the most successful year of my career.

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What are some challenges that the agency is facing in the immediate/short term

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What are your team’s big goals this year? How will this position play a role in achieving them?

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What kind of people tend to thrive here, and what kind tend to flame out?

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What’s the most challenging thing I will have to deal with, and how would you advise me to deal with it?

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- Walk me through a typical day for this position.
- If you had a magic wand and could change 1 thing about the agency instantly, what would you change?
- How is success for this position measured?

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How is (Your Discipline) regarded within the company?

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As well as - How would you define the role that (Your Discipline) plays within the company?

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What happened to the person who previously had this role? (If they were promoted, yay! Good sign!)

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Interviewing tomorrow. This is good stuff. Ty

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Good luck! Report back. And send thank you notes.

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This is all really good stuff!

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CSO1!! This is so good, I will make note of this. Had I been asking the right questions I may have avoided several pitfalls. Thank you!

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I’ve done eight jobs in 20 years. Six were great, including my current one. Two were, ummmm, not great. And I failed to ask the right questions and seek the right answers on those two.

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