Ask what the role taught the people before you

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An opportunity can sound impressive while revealing little about the career it creates. The title is larger, the company is admired and the responsibilities appear broad. Before accepting, look beyond the description and ask what happened to the people who held the role before you. Where did they go next? What became easier after a year, and what remained difficult? Did the position expand their judgment and relationships, or keep them occupied without making their contribution more visible? A departure is not automatically a warning, and every person's path is different. The history still offers evidence about the environment in which your own ambition will have to live. A role should be evaluated not only by what it asks from you, but by what it may help you become. Listen to the official promise, then study the paths already made there. The best next step is not always the most impressive entrance. It is a place where the work can leave you with more range, clarity and choice.

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