This is the second part of a two-part series on informational interviews. With appointments in place, the next step is to get ready for the interviews by researching the occupation and the ...

Informational interviews can be extremely beneficial ways to build contacts in your industry, uncover hidden job markets, and learn more about the hiring process. In order to get all the advice you ...

I really hate to mention "informational interviews" during military transition to veterans. I can see you think this sounds so fake. So forced. So freaking awkward. So not military. Yet, what we call ...

There’s nothing worse than asking someone to grant you an informational interview and having nothing to say. This person is sacrificing part of her day for absolutely no ostensible benefit, so you’d ...

There’s nothing worse than asking someone to grant you an informational interview and having nothing to say. This person is sacrificing part of her day for absolutely no ostensible benefit, so you’d ...

Informational interviews are candid, informal career conversations with professionals working in interesting jobs. But you probably already know that. A Google search for “informational interview” ...

Anthony Moore has the things that old folks in old movies like ambitious young whippersnappers to have: moxie, pluck, spunk, and the like. He’s a new college grad with, appropriately enough, a site ...

Most people love to talk about themselves and the work they do — and it is this basic human truth that makes the informational interview possible. In such an interview, an active job seeker, or even a ...

Katie Shives is a PhD candidate in Microbiology at the University of Colorado. During her free time she writes about microbiology-related topics at kdshives.com and on Twitter @KDShives. One of the ...

An informational interview is where you seek out advice and information from a professional in a field you are interested in. This is an effective research tool that can help answer questions you ...