Week 8: Informational
Interview
Template and Grading Rubric
This
document contains the template you will use to complete this assignment. Save
the file by adding your last name to the filename (e.g.
Week8_Informational_Interview_Template_Smith.docx). Be sure to proofread and
spell check your work before you submit it.
A
grading rubric is also available at the end of this document.
There are FIVE steps to the Informational
Interview.
Step 1: Compile a list of individuals in your target career
field whom you would like to interview. Try to identify people who are working
at a company in which you are interested. This is a good opportunity to
practice your networking skills. Let your classmates, friends, family members,
and colleagues know that you need to complete an informational interview with
someone in your intended career field. You’ll be amazed at how effective
networking can be.
Step 2:
Prepare a brief introduction of yourself and
the purpose(s) of the informational interview. Prepare a list of open-ended
questions that would be appropriate to ask during the informational interview.
An Internet search using “informational interview” will provide you with many
examples of questions you might want to use.
Step 3:
Practice your interview with a classmate,
friend, family member, or colleague and ask them to critique your performance.
Identify ways to improve based on their feedback.
Step 4:
Set up a day and time for the interview.
Record the interviewee’s responses to your questions. Send a thank-you letter,
note, or email to the interviewee within two business days of completing the
interview.
Step 5:
Complete the table below and submit it in
Week 8.
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Your Name:
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Interviewee
Information
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Name of
Interviewee
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(insert name of your interviewee
here)
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Contact
Information (phone number and/or email address) (Please note that we may
contact your interviewee to confirm the interview.)
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(insert your interviewee’s contact
information here)
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Company
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(insert name of your interviewee’s
company here)
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Position
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(insert your interviewee’s job
title here)
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Question
#1: (insert your question here)
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Response: (insert interviewee’s response to this
question here)
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Question
#2: (insert your question here)
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Response:(insert interviewee’s response to this
question here)
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Question
#3: (insert your question here)
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Response: (insert interviewee’s response to this
question here)
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Question
#4: (insert your question here)
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Response: (insert interviewee’s response to this
question here)
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Question
#5: (insert your question here)
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Response: (insert interviewee’s response to this question
here)
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Question
#6: (insert your question here)
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Response: (insert interviewee’s response to this
question here)
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Question
#7: (insert your question here)
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Response: (insert interviewee’s response to this
question here)
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Question
#8: (insert your question here)
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Response:(insert interviewee’s response to this
question here)
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Question
#9: (insert your question here)
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Response:(insert interviewee’s response to this
question here)
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Question
#10: (insert your question here)
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Response: (insert interviewee’s response to this
question here)
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Summarize
your learnings from the informational interview. Think about what you’ve
learned about the company, the interviewee’s career path, your potential
career path, the company culture, skills that you may need but don’t have,
etc. (minimum 100 words)
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Grading Rubric: Informational Interview
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Criteria that Submitted Assignment
Meets
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Total
Points Possible for Assignment
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Informational interview has been completed, name
and contact information for interviewee is provided, questions and answers
are documented, and learnings are summarized. Deduct up
to 10 points for spelling and grammatical errors.
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90-100
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Deduct points for missing elements of the
assignment. Deduct up to 10 points for spelling
and grammatical errors.
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0-89
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