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Title: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND THE JOB SEARCH


1
INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND THE JOB SEARCH
  • Lynne Hollyer
  • Associate Director
  • Industry Alliances Office
  • Lhollyer_at_berkeley.edu

2
What Are We Going to Cover Tonight?
  • What is the Value of Informational Interviews?
  • Getting Started
  • Asking Questions
  • Manners/Norms
  • Dos and Dont
  • Practice
  • Wrap Up

3
Why do Informational Interviews?
  • To explore careers and clarify your career goals
  • To expand your professional network
  • To build confidence for job interviews
  • To learn the most up-to-date career information
  • To identify your professional strengths and
    weaknesses.

4
Steps
  • Assess your needs and wants
  • Research the companies in your target group
  • Write your interview plan
  • Conduct your interview
  • Follow up, both with yourself and the interviewee

5
Ask Yourself
  • What do you hope to learn through this interview?
  • Do you want to use the knowledge youve gained
    getting your education as a springboard for a
    career or do you want to continue the work youve
    already begun?
  • In science or on science? Business of making
    scientific instruments is different than using
    scientific instruments.

6
An Informational Interview is
  • Not a job interview

7
Prepare for the Interview
  • Identify the person with whom youd like to meet.
  • Send an introductory email explaining who you are
    and the purpose of your request to meet.
  • Ask for 20-30 minutes of your prospective
    interviewee's time.
  • Be flexible about when to meet-they are doing you
    a favor so meet when convenient with the
    interviewee (be prepared to meet at the beginning
    of the day).
  • Make sure you know where the office is and where
    you can park. Do a recon mission.
  • Write up your interview questions. Its
    generally ok to take notes.

8
The Meeting
  • Learn all you can about the company and the
    person youll be talking to before the interview.
  • Be on time.
  • Dress as though you are going to a job interview,
    even if the worksite is a jeans and flip flops
    environment.
  • Good grooming is a must. Wear clothes and shoes
    you are comfortable in
  • Stay on track during the interview. Manage your
    time well.
  • Stay friendly, but not familiar. Do not gossip.

9
The Remote Meeting
  • If you cant meet face to face, you can Skype or
    call.
  • Be on time.
  • If you videochat, still dress as though you are
    going to a job interview.
  • Stay on track during the interview.

10
Asking Questions
  • Ask open ended questions that allow the other
    person to explain and describe.
  • Ask a question and then stop talking, let the
    other person answer.
  • If you dont understand something, ask for
    clarification.
  • If the direction of the interview diverges from
    your set of questions, go with it unless you
    begin to lose focus.
  • Your list of questions is a guide only.

11
Information Interview Dos and Dont
  • Go in prepared.
  • Dont ask for a job.
  • Dont ask about salaries, or vacation benefits.
  • Dont ask any personal questions (do you like
    your job or the company?) that will put the
    interviewee in an awkward position.
  • Do phrase questions positively.
  • Do show that you are listening to the other
    person.

12
At the End of the Interview its OK to Ask
  • Could you take a brief look at my resume (make
    sure you have it with you)?
  • Can you give me three names of people in the
    field I might also be able to talk with?
  • Can I have your card and is it ok for me to check
    back with you in a few months?

13
After the Interview
  • Send a thank you note or email.
  • Follow up with the leads the interviewee
    provided.
  • Enter the interviewee information into you
    database, note book or what ever you use and make
    a note to follow up when you said youd check
    back in.

14
Roleplay Practice
  • Select a partner.
  • One of you will be the post doc interviewer, the
    other will be the company representative
  • Spend 15 minutes preparing using the list of
    questions provided or your own questions.
  • Conduct a 20 minute interview.
  • Swap roles and repeat
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