Information interview analysis
Subject: Informational Interview Analysis
I started the informational interview with a brief self-introduction and the interview purpose which was to collect information in order to improve my professional development strategies. L kindly shared with me some resources which were very useful for international student who were finding jobs in the U.S. He considered university career service to be the best website to consult. He also mentioned that career fair was an effective because it enabled us to talk with the insiders from the company. I became nervous at the mere thought of networking with people in a career fair. So I was surprised that he highly recommended career fairs because I seldom involved myself in career fairs. He explained to me that professional networking was far different from social networking. Career fair was an Q&A session rather than a social network. It would be good for us to go straight to the point when networking. He advised me to ask for information like the deadline of application and the career path of the company, and then match my skills with the needs of the position.
L’s word gave me guidance on how I should approach people in a career fair. I asked a follow-up question on how effective his methods were. Frankly speaking, he didn’t get as many offers as he had expected, but he could learn about the companies and the industries in a quick way. For example, when he was talking with a manager from a consulting company, the manager told him the fact that big consulting companies were technical and business-oriented. The manager pointed out that L would be at a disadvantage in an interview because he focused on public sector.
The information really led me to think about transition between private sector and public sector. I told him that most of my internship experiences were with private companies. I was concerned with how I could distinguish myself in the interviews with international development organizations. L said that the
I started the informational interview with a brief self-introduction and the interview purpose which was to collect information in order to improve my professional development strategies. L kindly shared with me some resources which were very useful for international student who were finding jobs in the U.S. He considered university career service to be the best website to consult. He also mentioned that career fair was an effective because it enabled us to talk with the insiders from the company. I became nervous at the mere thought of networking with people in a career fair. So I was surprised that he highly recommended career fairs because I seldom involved myself in career fairs. He explained to me that professional networking was far different from social networking. Career fair was an Q&A session rather than a social network. It would be good for us to go straight to the point when networking. He advised me to ask for information like the deadline of application and the career path of the company, and then match my skills with the needs of the position.
L’s word gave me guidance on how I should approach people in a career fair. I asked a follow-up question on how effective his methods were. Frankly speaking, he didn’t get as many offers as he had expected, but he could learn about the companies and the industries in a quick way. For example, when he was talking with a manager from a consulting company, the manager told him the fact that big consulting companies were technical and business-oriented. The manager pointed out that L would be at a disadvantage in an interview because he focused on public sector.
The information really led me to think about transition between private sector and public sector. I told him that most of my internship experiences were with private companies. I was concerned with how I could distinguish myself in the interviews with international development organizations. L said that the