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# Kickstart Interview questions

- What's your background?  How did you start your career?
- [user] What are some of the most interesting things you have learned?
- [staff] What led you to transition from science to research support?
- What have you learned in research/your past jobs that helps you now?
- Were you worried about making this transition?  How did it turn out?
- What do you know now, that you wish someone had taught you when you first started?
- What would you want to say to someone who might be interested in careers outside tenure track?
    - What should they do to prepare for a diversity of careers?
- What do you hope to continue learning?
- What comes next?
- HackMD Q&A

