Write a Memoir and Include Your Employment Memories

        1. What did you think you were going to be when you grew up?

        2. What did you want to be when you grew up?

        3. When you entered the workforce following higher education, did you experience any difficulties finding employment? If so, describe your experience.

        4. Describe your various jobs. What did they entail? Did you enjoy your work? Why or why not? With a college education, what did you earn and how did your earnings compare with the pay of people in similar jobs?

        5. Did you experience any difficulties in your employment? If so, describe the difficulties.

        6. Did your career progress as you had hoped or expected? Why or why not?

        7. What is your current occupation? Do you like it or not?

        8. What aspects of your jobs/careers are different today?

        9. How have you continued your education – formally and informally?

        10. If you could do anything now, what would you do? Why?

        11. Do you plan on retiring? If so, when? OR When did you retire?

        12. What will you do after you retire? OR What do you do now that you’re retired?