1) If you had to start your own business right now, what type of business would you start? Why? 2) Have you ever purchased anything from an infomercial? What was it? Was it a good purchase? Did you get ripped off? 3) Is your career the career you thought you’d have when you were in high school? 4) Have you ever had to give a speech in front of a large group of people? How did it go? 5) Have you ever made an embarrassing mistake in English? What was it? 6) What book has influenced you the most? How has it influenced you? 7) Can someone be taught to be a leader? 8) Who was your favorite college professor? How did this person influence you? How would your life be different if you hadn’t taken a class with this professor? 9) Are dress codes important? Is there any benefit to having a formal dress code? 10) What is a good age to retire? When you retire, do you think you’ll still work as a consultant or have a part-time job? 11) Do you think friends make good business partners? Why or why not? 12) What is the best customer service experience you’ve had? The worst? 13) Are you a multitasker? Do you think people multitask too much? 14) Do you think we should regularly disconnect from technology? Do you normally try to do this or are you always connected? 15) If you didn’t have your current job, what would you be doing? 16) Did you have part-time jobs when you were in high school in college? What did you do? What was the worst part-time job you’ve ever had? 17) Do you think it’s important for high school and college students to work part-time jobs or do you think students should concentrate 100% on their studies? Explain. 18) Agree or disagree: We should use translators and interpreters more instead of insisting on English. 19) What recent technological advancements have made your job easier? Have any technological advancements made your job harder? 20) Do you have any unusual ways of coping with stress? What are they? Do you know anyone who copes with stress in an unusual way? 21) What countries would you not mind relocating to? Why? 22) If you could travel back in time, would you make the same career choices? Or would you work in a different industry? 23) What are the pros and cons of remote work? 24) What are the things you like the most about your job? And the things you like the least??

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