信息面试:这是什么以及为什么需要这样做
About 90% of the candidates I work with have not heard of informational interviewing. Of those who have heard of it, I’我几乎从来没有遇到过谁’s tried it. Here’是什么,为什么’在求职中很重要。
Informational interviewing is defined as “求职者寻求职业和行业建议而不是就业的会议。” It’一个机会与目前在该领域工作的人或(甚至更好)您所坐的公司坐下来’re interested to work for in the future. It gives you the chance to learn more about the career path that you’re interested in. Its awesomeness as a networking opportunity should not be understated either.
进行信息面试不是’t hard. If you know the person you’d like to talk to, simply give them a call or e-mail them with your request. If you don’t know them yet, ask a friend to introduce you or reach out via e-mail or 领英. Explain that you’re trying to learn more about their industry, and they seem like a great person to learn from. Make it clear that you will only take up a predetermined amount of time. 30 minutes is fairly standard. Offer to take them for coffee or meet via phone at a time that is convenient to them.
开会的关键是迎合对方’s schedule. Realize that their time is valuable, and you’重新获得您需要的东西:信息和面对面的时间。这不是刻板的时间。如果他们的可用性仅与您计划的内容冲突,请考虑重新组织您自己的计划。
当您召开会议时,请做好准备。随附十个问题列表,您可以根据需要提出这些问题。向该人询问他们的日常情况,该行业的挑战以及他们如何闯入该行业。
Do not ask the person if they will hire you. Do not ask how much they make. And certainly, do not ask them to find a job for you. None of these are the purpose of your meeting. You’re trying to learn more about the person, and their job. People don’t mind sharing about their own job. But, when you start to ask about a job for you, you’re really crossing the line and asking for a favor the person didn’t sign up for. On the flip side, if they voluntarily tell you about a position they’重新招聘,继续努力!
我想与您分享一个成功的故事,以展示信息采访的力量。最近,我安排了求职者布列塔尼(Brittany),进行信息采访。她对行销感兴趣,因此我为她安排了与在孟菲斯一家广告代理商工作的朋友进行信息采访的机会。
接下来发生的事情使我震惊。毫不奇怪,他们的会议取得了成功。然后,我的朋友向整个广告公司介绍了布列塔尼,并带她参观了办公室。最后,我的朋友答应向其他8个组织的联系人介绍布列塔尼。是的,八!
您是否可以想象,如果您开始以这种方式与社区中的专业人员联系,您的网络将如何发展?他们将为您提供建议,这些建议对您的搜索非常有价值。他们也可能开始向您介绍他们的网络,或帮助您找工作。
信息面试的成功程度将由您,另一个人和诚实地决定您的水平‘click’ with them. Know that every informational interview will not turn out as great as 布列塔尼’s,但您将从每一个中获得有价值的东西。