Informational Interviewing
Whom to Contact
- Friends and relatives
- Former and current employers
- Faculty and administrators (for current students and recent
graduates)
- Fellow or former students
- Alumni of your college/university (Alumni Career Network)
- Community contacts (bankers, lawyers, Certified Public Accountants,
Chambers of Commerce, politicians, local merchants, insurance
agents, clergy)
- Political representatives (State and Federal)
- Professional association members and officers
- People mentioned in newspapers and magazines (including alumni
magazines)
- Persons mentioned in Directories of companies/associations
- People working in a field or in an organization which interests
you
- People who would know any of the above
- Anyone you meet!!
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