List of Career Options Responsibilities Find out what exactly you will be held responsable for. Ask who your supervisor will be and what specific responsibilities will rest on your shoulders. Knowing this will also help you establish your place in the company work environment, fending off the tendancy of veteran employees to take advantage of the new guy by dumping work on him or her that goes beyond an agreed upon job description. If you can't see or can't envision such fulfillment, it probably isn't there and may never be. Think long and hard about the intangible rewards a job has to offer.
Alternatives Have a list of alternative career options.
Sometimes you have what it takes, but no one will take you. Either the job market goes flat or you've misjudged what companies are looking for. Either way you need to have a backup plan. Some people stumble into a career that ends up being better for them than their first choice and they never would have known it if they hadn't fell flat on their face in the beginning. Sometimes adversity brings out hidden talents.