Work & purpose
“Tell me about a time you were unemployed, between jobs, or seriously broke.”
Tips for asking
The week it pressed hardest, who you had to lean on, what you learned about money you hadn't known.
Listen for
How does that experience sit alongside the more comfortable years?
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