I have a rough draft of questions that I sometimes send to people who are thinking of contacting someone on the EA London directory.
Questions to ask yourself
What is the purpose of meeting with this person?
What could you gain?
What could they gain?
Is it worth their time? (Potentially let people know why you think it may be useful)
To help them decide to meet you can give your background/skills in their areas of interest
Questions you could ask (choose relevant ones)
Why did you want to do X?
What was your background before X?
What are the biggest bottlenecks in cause X?
What skills are most useful for this role?
What projects/volunteering should/could I do?
What is the process for being selected for interviews? How should I prepare for interviews in this area?
If I were to be a good candidate for role X in one year, what would be the best additions to my CV?
How do you do well in this job?
What do you wish you knew before working here?
Can you think of somewhere else I could have more impact with my current background and skills?
What do you do day to day?
What impact do you think you have/could have?
What might be the most impactful thing you achieved last year/month?
What might be the most impactful thing you achieve next year/month?
What’s a bottleneck you have with regard to having more impact?
What would you do if you weren’t working here?
What do you think is the most neglected project/activity in your field?
If you had all your living costs paid for, what project would you work on and why?
What was the last thing you changed your mind about (in relation to your career)? What was the most useful thing you’ve learned in the last week/month/year?
(Meta) How could these questions be improved? Were there any particularly good or bad ones?
I have a rough draft of questions that I sometimes send to people who are thinking of contacting someone on the EA London directory.
Questions to ask yourself
What is the purpose of meeting with this person?
What could you gain?
What could they gain?
Is it worth their time? (Potentially let people know why you think it may be useful)
To help them decide to meet you can give your background/skills in their areas of interest
Questions you could ask (choose relevant ones)
Why did you want to do X?
What was your background before X?
What are the biggest bottlenecks in cause X?
What skills are most useful for this role?
What projects/volunteering should/could I do?
What is the process for being selected for interviews?
How should I prepare for interviews in this area?
If I were to be a good candidate for role X in one year, what would be the best additions to my CV?
How do you do well in this job?
What do you wish you knew before working here?
Can you think of somewhere else I could have more impact with my current background and skills?
What do you do day to day?
What impact do you think you have/could have?
What might be the most impactful thing you achieved last year/month?
What might be the most impactful thing you achieve next year/month?
What’s a bottleneck you have with regard to having more impact?
What would you do if you weren’t working here?
What do you think is the most neglected project/activity in your field?
If you had all your living costs paid for, what project would you work on and why?
What was the last thing you changed your mind about (in relation to your career)?
What was the most useful thing you’ve learned in the last week/month/year?
(Meta) How could these questions be improved? Were there any particularly good or bad ones?