Career New Job Hunting Questions

Job_hunt_questions.md

Create a mission statement

Professional

Personal

Create an elevator pitch

Scenario: you get into an elevator with some CEO. Why should they hire you? What do you do and what value can you bring to their org?

Professional

Personal

Where do I add value

In your current job

in a new job

How am I valuable in my current project?

What do you do that matter to your team? What do you do that matter to sibling teams?

Most proud of

Make a list of things you are most proud of in your job or career. This is your brag list

What am I looking for in my next role?

What if I moved internal to the organization?

What if I got a new job somewhere else?

What DO you want?

I don’t want

The following jobs / roles

The following characteristics

What does my world look like in 5 years?

Family ages / financial needs

average raise over the course of the next 5 years = how much money?

What do you want then?

Transportation and housing needs (ie do you want to buy a house or move within that timeframe?)

What do all these things look like in 2 years instead? (Aka: you’re half way to your 5 year goals)

What do you need to have done at the half way mark to get your goals?

Feelings

Up and downs are OK but realistically is it still fun / good? Or is it more of the same things that make you sad?

make a list of things that make you sad

make a list of things that make you happy

Who do I support and how do my skills compliment them?

Where can I create mutual value?

Who are my champions?

The people you can talk to about works or professional things, that you trust, and who would talk you up to a complete stranger without hesitation.

In My New Job I

Want

DON’T want

Who are the cast of characters that make my current work successful and influenced decisions?

Yes, this list should include people that have since left the company. Tell: if everyone on this list has left, this is a sign!

Why am I moving?

• am I bored?
• Am I running towards something or away from something?
• Are you doing something now you want to do less of?
• Are you doing something now you want to do MORE of?
• Do I feel supported??
• What kind of things do you want to do?
• What size of company do you want to work for?

What is my next step on the career ladder and how do I achieve it?

Will I be happy not doing what I’m doing now?

Make a short list of companies that might be fun to work for