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Questions to Ask Your Company Sponsor

  1. Can you give me an overview of the company?

  2. Where does [your job/the department] fit into the overall operations of the company?

  3. Do you have job descriptions of the positions in your company?

  4. How do these jobs connect with other jobs in the company?

  5. What specific school skills are required to be successful in these jobs?

  6. What tools, if any, are used in these jobs?

  7. How would a person obtain the background to perform in these jobs?
    What education and/or training is needed?
    What certifications, credentials or licenses are necessary?

  8. Past working experience – related or unrelated to current occupation?

  9. How have these jobs changed in recent years?

  10. How is performance evaluated?

  11. What obstacles are there in producing this work?

  12. Are there any unusual aspects of the jobs?

  13. What career progression exists in these careers?

  14. What personality traits are desirable to perform successfully?

  15. What is your assessment of the working environment, particularly as it relates to these jobs? (i.e. are they different from other working environments?)