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Informational Interviewing- Why bother with it? |
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An informational
interview lets you get an insider's view of an occupation. You can get
up to date information and the sort of insights which often never make
it into print. Not only will this help you assess how suitable the type
of work is for you, but also crucially it will enable you to see how to
most effectively seek this type of work.
It is quite possible to do a whole series of informational interviews, particularly if each person you see is able to recommend another contact you can follow up. This way once you have mastered the technique, you can use a series of informational interviews to build up a very detailed picture of an employment area. Many of the principles underlying informational interviewing can be transferred to other aspects of networking (see the video Can I have a Few Minutes of Your Time?) and can be applied to most methods of retrieving information. |
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