Landing an informational interview can help you build relationships all across the industry. An informational interview acts as an authentic way to learn more about an industry, make a connection, and ...

A former colleague hears you’re on the job market and agrees to meet to see how they can help. A friend brokers an introduction to someone they know who is working in your dream role. You read an ...

You’ve had your eye on a company for a while. And after doing some LinkedIn reconnaissance, you realize that a connection of a connection works in HR. So you reach out about setting up an ...

Andy Hawkins referred you to me because of your innovative financial planning work in waterfront developments. I have been primarily involved with shopping center development until now, but I would ...

One of the best ways to learn more about a career area of interest is to talk to people who are currently in that field about their experiences and career satisfaction. These conversations are often ...

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” ...

You’ve had your eye on a company for a while. And after doing some LinkedIn reconnaissance, you realize that a connection of a connection works in HR. So you reach out about setting up an ...

As you prepare to exit the military, you may have heard -- during your transition classes or through your network -- how important informational interviews are to a successful reentry into civilian ...

Start with people with whom you already have a connection: mentors, people you’ve met at conferences or professional networking events and the like. If you’re interested in approaching someone you don ...

“Are informational interviews not a thing anymore?” a reader asked me last week. “I’ve reached out to a few friends of friends about these, but I must be going about it in the wrong way, because I ...

Informational interviews are for newbies, neophytes and recent grads, right? Right, but also wrong. Certainly, they can be invaluable intel-gathering tools for those early on in their careers. But why ...