Informational Interviews (2 required)

For this assignment, you are to interview TWO people who have two different jobs that you are interested in.  If you prefer, you can substitute one of the two live interviews for a video posted on my Career Interview YouTube channel, found here: YouTube Career Talks Links to an external site..

More information about how to substitute one of the live interviews for a pre-recorded interview provided in the following video:

Follow the guidelines on the assignment document provided here: Directions for Informational Interviews.docx Download Directions for Informational Interviews.docx

For ideas on what kinds of questions to ask in an informational interview, you can refer to this document: 40 Questions to Ask in an Informational Interview.pdf Download 40 Questions to Ask in an Informational Interview.pdf

Informational Interviews: You must submit TWO

Directions:

Conduct TWO informational interviews with someone of your choice who is in a profession that you are considering possibly going into.

Each interview must be TYPED, 1-2 pages, at least 4 questions asked with answers and the most important part is your reaction.  It must follow the following format:

Person Interviewed:

Position Held by Interviewee:

Email & Phone # of Interviewee:

Date of Interview:

Location: (By phone, email, or in person)

Question 1:

Answer:

My Reaction:

For Example:

Person Interviewed: Jane Smith

Position Held by Interviewee: Substance Abuse Counselor

Email & Phone # of Interviewee: Jane.Smith@healthyliving.com (707) 555-5555

Date of Interview: 07/20/2020

Location: (By phone, email, or in person) We met in person at her office

Question 1: Can you please describe your typical work day for me.

Answer: Jane said that her typical work day consists of 9am-5pm Mon-Fri and doing client in-take in the mornings, meeting with clients going over their current issues in the mid-afternoon, and running a group counseling session in the late afternoon.

My Reaction: This sounds very interesting to me because I want to work both one-on-one with clients as well as in group settings.  I would like having a routine schedule and being able to have weekends off.