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Responsibilities

Try asking which decisions the specialist can make independently and which need review. Ask for an example of a typical request, including the information that arrives with it. This helps distinguish a clear responsibility from a task that depends on several unstated conditions.

Resources and support

Find out who supports measurement, creative production and website changes. Ask how quickly urgent issues are triaged and who can review an uncertain interpretation. Support is not only a training budget; it is also access to people and reliable information.

Learning expectations

Ask what the team expects a new colleague to understand first and how feedback is given. A realistic discussion can distinguish knowledge needed on arrival from skills that can develop through supervised work. Avoid treating a qualification as a substitute for that conversation.

Working arrangements

Clarify location, scheduling, communication and equipment with the actual organisation. If a condition matters to your decision, ask for it in a form you can refer to later. This guide cannot verify an employer’s promises or interpret an employment agreement.

Your follow-up

After the conversation, list what was confirmed, what remains uncertain and what you would like to understand next. Keep the follow-up concise and connect each question to the work. You do not need to disguise a reasonable uncertainty as confidence.

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