Informational Interviews

Skillfully used, an informational interview is one of the most valuable of all sources of occupational information.

An informational interview is an interview conducted to collect information about a job, career field, industry or company.

An nformational interview give you a feel for what a career or company is like by learning from an employee's daily activities. Watch this About.com video to learn how to prepare for an informational interview and how to get the most from it.

Watch this how-to video from About.com to learn how to request an informational interview.

This video from About.com includes examples of questions to ask in an informational interview.

Questions to ask on an informational interview.

Sample letter to send to set up an informational interview or to obtain job search assistance by networking from a contact in your career field of interest.

Sample letter for a student to send to set up an informational interview or to obtain career assistance from a college or university contact.

Sample thank you letter for an informational interview.

After an informational interview - questions to reflect on after conducting an information interview.