Get a good job description

I've been contacted by a number of hiring managers and agents (3rd party consulting brokers) about a "great opportunity" for a "name of a role" without actually having a good description of the required skills and experience and responsibilities. Trying to be successful at an interview without a good foundation of their expectations sets the interview to be about a 50/50 success.

I generally do my best but don't expect a good outcome if they want to go through the interview process without setting expectations from the start. This last Friday I had just such an opportunity. My feedback was that I was interested in the role but without knowing their expectations - the outcome is uncertain.

This is a more common issue in consulting than full time or part time regular employment. In the future - I'm going to write down the responsibilities and expectations as we talk about them - then follow up with a list of the responsibilities to demonstrate my understanding of their needs. At the very least - I'm showing initiative to better understand the job.

You can't hit a target with blindfolds on.