► What do you want to be doing 5 years from now?

► If you had complete freedom of choice, what would you choose to be doing at this stage in your life?

► What did you like best about your last job?

► What did you like least about your last job?

► What do you want to avoid in your next job?

► Where do you see your career going in the longer run?

► How did you get into this field?

► Which courses did you like best?

► Which courses gave you the most difficulty?

► What do you enjoy most about being a [insert occupation]?

► What have been the major surprises you encountered in being a [insert occupation]?

► Which work-related organizations have you joined?

► What kinds of books and periodicals do you read?

► How do you spend your leisure time?

► If you had it to do over again, would you take the same [education/career path]? Why/Why not?