Searching For Experience: #1 Ask the Expertsclick here to print lesson guide It’s a Fact! One of the best career tools you can use to gather information and learn from others is to ask the experts…that means talking to the people doing the jobs that interest you. Richard Bolles, author of Job Hunters Bible, says the most dependable and up to date information on jobs and careers is not found in books or on the Internet. It's found by going out and talking to people. An informational interview is NOT a job interview but a short, 10-30 minute conversation with someone working in a position or field that you would like to learn more about. An informational interview will give you answers to career questions and help you build professional connections.
Road Trip Nation Informational Interview Listen to what Jan Flint has to say about her work and the advice she offers to college students participating in the Road Trip Nation Adventure. Jan provides a fresh insight, answers questions, and offers some career direction in this informational interview. Informational Interview Guide The University of California at Berkeley offers an extraordinary comprehensive guide to informational interviewing that includes five steps to informational interviewing as well as list of questions and a phone script to use to request an interview. Fill in the chart on your Career Clues Guide about who, what, and how of the informational interviews you would like to conduct. Learn from the Pros Watch the talk shows you enjoy. Good Morning America, The Late Show, Oprah are great hits because they employ skilled interviewers. Pay special attention to talented interviewers and how they focus on the interviewee by asking “good” questions and listening to the responses. Great interviewers are well prepared, actively listen, and ask open-ended questions.
Informational interviews help you develop skills to approach people with tact and poise, and to effectively enlist their help in getting information. Katherine Hansen
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