IDG Contributor Network: What to check for before accepting that newly created role

"Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing." – Warren Buffett
They want me?!?
When the recruiter first contacted you about her client’s search, you might have been feeling a bit dubious: “It’s a newly created job running the IT organization for a rapidly expanding services company!” You said to yourself, “Hmmm. Sounds risky but they’re looking for their very first CIO and this is my big chance for a seat at the table.”
The interview proc