Sorry, career advisers of the world, but asking for an informational interview is one of the most awkward tasks of your adult life. Yes, yes, we know these “casual ...

Two of the best ways to gather real-world information about your chosen field are informational interviews and job shadows. Informational interviews are just what they sound like: interviewing a ...

Informational interviews can be extremely beneficial ways to build contacts in your industry, uncover hidden job markets, and learn more about the hiring process. In order to get all the advice you ...

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.

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., a human resources expert, is tackling your questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's ...

I really hate to mention "informational interviews" during military transition to veterans. I can see you think this sounds so fake. So forced. So freaking awkward. So not military. Yet, what we call ...

These meetings can help us figure out the next step in our career path, get the inside scoop on what it’s like to work at a particular company or learn more about an industry we’re contemplating ...

The original version of this story was published on Law.Com Mention “networking” to a law student and watch her cringe. Suggest an informational interview and prepare for her eyes to glaze over. Law ...

With the current job market, you may find yourself considering a completely different career path. If that’s the case, informational interviews are among the most valuable ways to explore new career ...

Q. I just finished internship 4.0, and I’m looking for my first job after graduating from journalism school. Now I am regularly wondering all kinds of questions about the job hunt, so thank you so ...