• Length of Employment
• Size of company, management structure, benefits
  

Describe training required for advancement as well as entry-level training

• How many jobs have you had?
• How did you get to where you are today?
• Did any early educational decisions positively/adversely impact your career path?
• Have you had to retrain?

• Changing technology?
• Lay-off or cutbacks, corporate reorganization or company bankruptcy?
• Economic recessions?
• Travel?
• Relocation?
• Job-sharing or contract work?
• Telecommuting or working from home?
• Starting a family/lifestyle change?

• Personal stories, which illustrate a positive, or negative aspect of your job.
• Other ways that the work world has changed since you were a student.
• The importance of education in any career.
• Skills that both a successful student and worker share such as communications skills, technology skills, writing, grammar and organization skills.
• Your advice to help young people enter the workforce successfully.
• While we instruct students in etiquette, and advise them not to ask about your salary, there seem to always be a few that forget this rule. It is wise to be prepared for this question and to answer with general salary ranges for starting salaries, and also for more experienced workers.
• Keep in mind that you will be working with students who are between 11 and 14 years old. Interactive presentations are typically most successful.
• Visual aids, handouts, promotional materials, and other engaging activities are welcome.
• If you are planning to send promotional materials home, please advise Diane Walters (919-870-4067 or dwalters@ncteacher.org) in advance. Administrative approval is necessary.