How to Set Up an Informational Interview

Series Summary

Barring trust funds, inheritances or world changing inventions, a job is necessary to pay bills and make a living. Unfortunately for most people, this means going through the trials and tribulations of the job interview process. Whether you're interviewing to be a crocodile wrangler or a stock broker, knowing the ins and outs of the interview process, understanding possible interview questions and answers and making sure you can keep your breakfast down are all crucial elements of a successful job interview. In this free video series on career information, an executive business manager offers job interview tips. Learn how to dress well for an interview and how to make a good first impression. Get a great job by using friends and acquaintances as a resource, and be familiar with common interview questions and answers for the best success. Interviewing is an opportunity for a person to make a positive presentation of their contributions to a company.

Video Transcript

"Setting up an informational interview is one of those things that a lot of companies and individuals are using right now. My name is Gloria Campbell, and I'm with Advantage Training Systems in St. Petersburg, Florida, and I want to tell you how to set up an informational interview. A couple of things to remember; one, it could be in a group format; the other is it could be in a one on one. The real key is that you want to have information available to share with the group or with individual about your particular company. You might have binders that would have information in there about the company. You could have it on a CD, where you could actually just give it to that individual and have them take a look at it. It might be brochures, pamphlets; it might even be your annual report. The purpose of the informational interview is for the individual or the group to gather information about your company, what you do, jobs that might be available, skills that might be required, educational level, classification, those types of things. The more information that you have available, the better it is for both the individual and the group. The purpose is for you to be able to get more individuals that would suit the particular needs of your company or organization. Informational interviews work well for the candidates and for the company. Make sure you use them. My name is Gloria Campbell. I'm with Advantage Training Systems, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and the informational interview is becoming more and more used today to disseminate information about companies and organizations."