What Do You Value? (and how the answer determines your path...)
On occasion, I've either had to hire people or been on hiring committees in my (former) workplace. If you've ever been on a job interview, you know there are a host of pointless questions and lots of meaningless bullshit to wade through. I hate meetings as a rule and I REALLY hate the interview process as it relates to getting hired.
So I almost always only ask one question.
"In seeking out a gig, which has the highest value to you: Autonomy, Recognition, or Compensation?"
How do you want to be defined? By one action? By some opinion that could evolve? By a mistake, regrettable only with hindsight? Or by the sum of your parts? Okay, do that for other people. Start the trend.