Comments on: How to Land Informational Interviews https://www.keppiecareers.com/how-to-land-informational-interviews/ Social media speaker, social media consultant, job search coach Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:43:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Miriam Salpeter https://www.keppiecareers.com/how-to-land-informational-interviews/#comment-256 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:10:53 +0000 http://keppiecareers.wordpress.com/?p=840#comment-256 In reply to Terry Del Percio.

Terry – Thanks for your thoughts. I totally agree right back! I sometimes call info interviews “info meetings,” just to get away from the idea of “interviews.” I think a lot of terminology holds people up. Making the meeting about the other person is the best way to go. Nice to connect!

]]> By: Terry Del Percio https://www.keppiecareers.com/how-to-land-informational-interviews/#comment-255 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:51:11 +0000 http://keppiecareers.wordpress.com/?p=840#comment-255 I totally agree with your opinions about informational interviews. Sometimes I think the word “interviews” should be taken out of it, because it can be misleading.

If people can get comfortable with approaching people simply to learn more (about their career journey, the organization, the industry, the culture, etc.) a lot of the pressure of these conversations goes away.

Another point that might be useful for those people who are reticent about networking. If you make the conversation more about the other person, rather than yourself, it becomes much more comfortable for many people.

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