With the EU General Data Protection Regulation in full effect, the hunt for data protection officers is going strong. "Much is said about the tasks of the DPO and its position under the GDPR," writes IAPP Country Leader for the Netherlands Jeroen Terstegge, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, "but what should the DPO be looking for in a job?" In this post for Privacy Perspectives, Terstegge sketches out five questions every prospective DPO should be asking during the hiring process, including why they were chosen; what tasks and powers come with the job; what kind of budget has been allocated, if any; to whom does the DPO report; and what kind of protections will be in place for the DPO and whether those protections will be in writing. 
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