Some questions to ask about a job
work description:
skills used
(eg computer languages....?)
specific retraining for physicists
how long
how much
licensing/degrees
placement:
resources on web
journals with ads
relevant conferences
relevant placement agencies
other
list of specific places one can apply to (i will contact them and
ask if it is ok to list them before putting them on
a web site, if i ever get around to making the site)
what sort of person could one ask to find out more about career, what
could one read, if one didn't know anyone personally in this field?
is there anyone specific to ask?
anything specific to read?
goals, aims of work
what sorts of things do people do all day?
what kinds of backgrounds,training do people in the field have?
characterizations:(ie is there a lot of this involved, not much?)
problem solving
creative
managerial:people, ideas, things, other
repetitive
how much persuading others, entrepreneurial
those with similar goals
those one is trying to sell to
emphasis on precision
broad outlines
finding methods
implementation
independent/cooperative
structured/unstructured
clearly defined goals/person-to-person dependent
feedback
how many people one interacts with daily, long term
how many doing similar things, how many doing others
is there a community-if so, who is in it,
local/international, very specialized, what do they consider
their role to be for people in it, in the world at large?
environment:
hours
flexibility
location
state
how much travelling
how much moving within same career to different jobs
how much colleagues moving around
how much turnover
is there a standard career track with some sort of security at end?
what does person getting most respect and encouragement/prestige in this job
look like? ideal person for this i.e. type of person best suited for this?
types of people who will have a hard time if they want to do this?
is a need for this sort of job going to grow, or are they retrenching,
or is it unclear?
family needs:
child care
dual career
hours flexibility (tolerated, encouraged, not discussed)
health benefits
other benefits
best things about it:
worst things about it: