what questions to ask a career mentor?
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["What's the best advice you can give to help plan a career rather than simply work to keep a job?", 'How do you encourage innovative ideas?', 'How would you describe your personal style?', 'Do you have a mentor? ... ', 'What do you do to constantly challenge your underlying beliefs and assumptions?']
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['Why are you interested in this position? ... ', 'What do you know about our company? ... ', 'What are your strengths? ... ', 'Where do you see yourself in 5 years? ... ', 'What is your ideal work environment? ... ', 'Describe your work ethic. ... ', 'Tell me about yourself.']
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['How Would You Like Me to Follow Up? ... ', 'Why Do You Do What You Do? ... ', 'What Mistakes Have You Made? ... ', 'What Factors Do You Consider Most Often When Planning for the Future? ... ', 'How Do You Spend Your Time? ... ', 'What One Thing Do You Still Struggle With?']
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['What career accomplishment makes you most proud? ... ', "Tell me something about yourself that isn't on your resume. ... ", 'Why do you want to work here? ... ', 'What made you want to apply for this position? ... ', 'What are your greatest weaknesses? ... ', 'What are your greatest strengths?']
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["What's the biggest change your group has gone through in the last year? ... ", 'If I get the job, how do I earn a “gold star” on my performance review? ... ', "What's your (or my future boss') leadership style?", 'What are the three things I can contribute in the first 100 days to make you feel great about hiring me?']
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["What's your background, personally and professionally? ... ", 'Have you worked in this industry before? ... ', 'What was a challenging project, and how did you manage it? ... ', "What's your leadership style? ... ", "What's your communication style? ... ", 'When do you know the project is off-track?']
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['Tell me a bit about yourself?', 'What attracted you to apply for this position?', 'How would you describe your work style?', "What can you tell me that isn't on your resume that is important for me to know about you?", 'Would you rather finish something late and perfectly, or on-time and imperfectly?']
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["Why have you had X number of jobs over the last X years? In today's workforce, it's not uncommon for professionals to job hop. ... ", 'Tell me about an accomplishment that shaped your career. Employers love hearing about accomplishment stories. ... ', 'What do you value most about our culture and vision?']
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['Tell me about yourself. ... ', 'What are your weaknesses? ... ', 'Why should we choose you for this job? ... ', 'What are your hobbies outside of work? ... ', "Where do you see yourself in five years' time? ... ", 'Why are you leaving your current position? ... ', 'What are your main strengths? ... ', 'Why do you want to work here?']
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['1- Are You Happy And What Would You Change?', "2- What Are Some Of The Mistakes You Wished You Could've Avoided?", '3- How Did You Know When You Had The Right Idea?', '4- How Did You Handle Adversity And Doubt?', '5- How Do You Plan On Growing Your Business?', '6- How Did You Build Your Team?', '7- How Can I Be A Good Leader?']
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['What is the overall purpose of the position?', 'How do you evaluate the performance of the person in this position?', 'What is the typical career path for someone hired into this role?', 'What is the history of this position?', 'Why is this position being created?']
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['What does a typical day look like for someone in this position? ... ', 'What does success look like for this role? ... ', 'What is the typical career path for a person in this role? ... ', 'Where do you see the company in the next five years? ... ', 'What do you enjoy about working for this company?']
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['Who is my line manager or mentor? ... ', 'What are my initial priorities/duties? ... ', 'Do I have a probationary period and how will my performance be appraised? ... ', 'What are the promotion and career development prospects here?']
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["Describe some of the strategies you've implemented at other companies. ... ", 'What has been your greatest career disappointment? ... ', 'How do you prepare for major industry or company changes? ... ', 'What major threats/opportunities do you foresee for this business?']
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['What are your strengths and weaknesses?', 'What attracted you to this particular role / company?', 'What can you tell me about our company? ... ', 'What is your biggest achievement to date?', "Tell me something about yourself that isn't on your CV.", 'Describe yourself in 3 words.']
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[' Tell me about yourself? ... ', ' What would be the main rewards you feel that you would get from this role? ... ', ' Tell us about a situation where it was important you worked as part of a team? ... ', ' Talk us through a situation where you were successful?']
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['Company-specific questions.', 'What is the biggest challenge of this job?', 'Can you tell me about your management style?', 'If I was successful, when would you like me to start?', 'What are your short, medium and long-term goals in terms of products and the business?', 'Can you explain how my performance will be evaluated?']