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. What kinds of clients would I be working with?

. What changes is management interested in having take place
within the direction of this department?

. What is the management style of the person who would be my
supervisor?

. In what ways is management loolung For this function [the
function performed by the department I would be worlung in]
to be improved?

. What have been the major problems [barriers to reaching de-
partment goals] in the past?

. What will be the major challenges for the person who is hired?

. How often will I be expected to travel?

Not all of these questions may relate to your specific situation, and you
may be able to formulate many others that do. Use this listing as a guide
to the type of information you may need to better determine whether this
job would be a good fit with your skulls, work style, and goals.

Questions About the Work Environment

How happy you will be in a job involves more than the work you will be
doing. The people you will be working with, the way your performance is
evaluated, and the support the company gives its employees in terms of
training and development are issues that will affect how you feel about
the organization once you are on the job. Consider asking questions
relating to these areas of concern:

. Can you tell me something about the people I would be working
with? Working for?

. How is performance evaluated? How often, by whom, what
criteria are used? Does the employee have input into the evalua-