Most people love to talk about themselves and the work they do — and it is this basic human truth that makes the informational interview possible. In such an interview, an active job seeker, or even a ...

I started my company during the U.S. financial collapse of 2008. I'd never envisioned being an entrepreneur, didn't know what I didn't know and had more questions than answers about how to get going.

Want to know what a career is really like? Ask someone with first-hand experience. Talking to people about their jobs and asking them for advice and information is called an informational interview.

If you’re thinking about changing careers, or if you’re trying to make decisions about your first career out of school, now is a good time to think about informational interviews. As a working ...

As the job market becomes more fast-paced, one-way interviews are becoming more prevalent. These interviews are done through pre-recorded video responses to predetermined questions, which are then ...

First we learned what Informational Interviews are. Then we learned what to ask during them? Now we reflect on what we learned. You’ve done the work, completed the informational interview and sent ...

With the start of the new year, you may be thinking about making a career change. According to Glassdoor, January is the month employees are most likely to think about changing jobs, likely resulting ...

“I think I’d like to go into teaching,” states the corporate accountant who has just been downsized. But it has been 25 years since he sat in a high school math classroom, so his dream job bears no ...