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QUESTIONS FOR SUPERSTARS

13-17
Give me some examples of the decisions I could make in this job with-
out any approvals. Can you show me the degree of autonomy and con-
trol I will have in this position?
This is another way to ask how the company values personal
autonomy.

13-18
How many hours a week do you expect the average person on your
team to work? How many hours does the average person in fact work?
Are there work-life programs in place to promote a healthy work-life
balance?
As a superstar, you are prepared to put in the hours—you just want
to know what they are.

13-19
How will my performance be evaluated? What are the top criteria you
use? What percentage of my compensation is based on my performance?
Is there a process where the employees get to assess their supervisors? If
I do a great/bad job in the first ninety days, how, specifically, will you
let me know? What are the steps you would take to help me improve?
How do you discipline team members?
The answers to this complicated set of questions should tell you how
the company evaluates and motivates performance as well as how it
corrects lack of performance.

13-20
What is the first assignment you intend to give me? Where does that
assignment rank on the departmental priorities? What makes this
assignment a great opportunity?
You want to know if you will be immediately contributing to an
important, visible project.

13-21
How many hours of your time can I expect to get each week for the first
six months on the job? How often will we have scheduled meetings?
You want to know how much face time you will have with your
manager.

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