That means asking, Have I done all I can to secure my position and the strength and stability of my organization?
Although I hail from the north-west, I had decided that to secure my first position I would work almost anywhere in the UK.
Without this experience I do not think I would have secured my current position.
It was in 1996, after a 5-year stint with the Japan Research and Development Corp. Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology branch working on the Tonomura Electron Wavefront Project, that I secured my current position at CSA.
I know this may seem silly to some and is certainly not a guarantee of success but it could help secure my first faculty position.
The days leading up to Christmas 2009 were fraught with anxiety and anticipation for me, and the days when I had felt snug and secure in my position as the CEO of Santagroup seemed far in the past.
After graduation, I attended a few corporate info sessions, excited by the idea of working in industry but unsure of my chances at securing a position.
"My position was secured when we were told unofficially, and we just had to wait until the official confirmation to tell anyone," he told BBC Norfolk.
After a brief interview process at the federal Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa, I secured an agreement to suspend my position at NRC and move to Japan for 4 years; a guarantee of a return position at NRC at my posting's end was part of the deal.
I resigned my secure position to follow my bliss of art.
