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Do you think getting specialised knowledge and skills in a particular domain will help in long run?
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Do you quickly get involved in the social life of a new work-place
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Do you rely on experience rather than on theoretical alternatives.
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Do you go ahead with tasks only when there is a clear and detailed plan.
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Do you prefer to rely on improvisation rather than having the details before doing something
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When you have a list of tasks to do, you prefer to multitask rather than focusing on singular tasks one at a time.
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Do you work well and conveniently even under deadlines pressure
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Are you financially unburdened?
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Do you have the motivation to spend another two to seven years of your life specializing in academics?
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Do you feel that grad school is the only way to achieve your set career goals?
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Does intellectual rigor, doing research and exchanging ideas with peers excites you?
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Would you rather be in a bigger company with better paycheck than to have one or more higher degree in ten years.
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Do you wish to gain real-world work experience, clarify your larger life goals and confirm your career goals while saving money.
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Are you in talks through your reasons and the information you gather with a career advisor, academic advisor, A faculty member or other trusted resource regarding your career goals?
