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From the diary of Craig Askins's story

Life and Experiences

  1. Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.
  2. Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?
  3. How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?
  4. What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?
  5. They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?
  6. Which people helped you to get where you are today and what did they do for you?
  7. What challenges do you expect to face in the future and how will you tackle them?
  8. Who or what inspires you?

Professional Career

  1. Can you briefly share your professional journey?
  2. What is your current role in the industry, and what are you aiming for in the future?
  3. Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?
  4. What impact has your educational background had on your professional activities?
  5. You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Leadership Advice

  1. What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?
  2. In the Information Age, millennial s tend to be interested in leadership roles. Do you have any advice for millennial professionals starting their careers?
  3. What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?
  4. What do you think about Executives Diary?
  5. Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?
  6. In your opinion, what is the essential personality trait to consider when hiring an executive-level employee?

Craig Askins's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

I graduated High School ½ year early so I could go to work full-time. After about 9 months I decided “working really wasn’t so great” so I enlisted in the USMC. I would have gone into the Army however my father talked me out of it. He had been in the Army (fought in the Korean War) but originally wanted to be a Marine; unfortunately he was too skinny to make the weight requirement. Less than 5 minutes after my arrival at Parris Island, South Carolina and meeting the loudest, meanest, and most physically fit Drill Instructors in the world I wanted to go home and explain to him how fortunate he really had been. I also started “reevaluating my original thinking about working in the civilian world”. My goal in the USMC eventually morphed into just wanting to become Corporal so I could quit walking guard duty. I achieved that rank in the last year of my enlistment.

 

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From the diary of Craig Askins's story

Life and Experiences

  1. Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.
  2. Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?
  3. How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?
  4. What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?
  5. They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?
  6. Which people helped you to get where you are today and what did they do for you?
  7. What challenges do you expect to face in the future and how will you tackle them?
  8. Who or what inspires you?

Professional Career

  1. Can you briefly share your professional journey?
  2. What is your current role in the industry, and what are you aiming for in the future?
  3. Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?
  4. What impact has your educational background had on your professional activities?
  5. You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?