Assessing Your Own Experience

Here are some questions to consider as you develop this part of your career:

• Have you had a manager you considered good? What did this manager do that you found valuable?
• How often do you meet 1-1 with your manager? Do you come to 1-1s with your manager bringing topics to discuss? If your 1-1 is a status meeting, can you use some other means to convey that status?
• Do you feel that you can tell your manager when you have a major life event? Do you feel that your manager knows something about you personally?
• Has your manager delivered good feedback to you? Bad feedback? Any feedback at all?
• Has your manager helped you set any work-related goals for this year?