Informational interviews offer a way for students to explore their new career field and in a low pressure environment. Career Services highly encourages our students to schedule informational interviews throughout their time as a student. We have had the opportunity to speak to many students who have gone on one or more informational interviews and these are some of the benefits they shared with us:
- Learning about their new industry and future career. This gets the students excited and pushes them to excel in the classroom.
- Build Relationships with professionals in the industry. Remember, over 60% of employees have landed the position from knowing someone in the company.
- Learn about new career paths.
- Improve confidence levels with talking to professionals and interviewing skills.
- Gain industry specific knowledge to share in future interviews.
There are a number of benefits from scheduling informational interviews. Contact your Career Service Representative today to brainstorm some ideas on scheduling your first interview!