Recruiter to Recruiter Talk: The Bogus “Informational Interview”
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Article Title: The Bogus “Informational Interview”
Author Byline: America’s #1 Recruiter
Author Website: http://www.tonybeshara.com/tips/informational-interview/
Here’s one example of the phony advice being offered to new graduates and other first time job seekers: “pursue ‘informational interviews’ as a way to expose yourself to an organization.” Supposedly, employers are willing to accommodate a fact-finding interview, an “informational interview,” even if they do not have an open position.
Take my advice: most business people do not have time for informational interviews. Perhaps, if you have a personal connection – maybe through your parents or friends – then it could happen. The reality, however, is that these interviews are rarely seen.
More importantly, informational interviews are a waste of your time. You want to be talking to, and interviewing with, people that can hire you. Focus on talking to hiring authorities that actually have “pain” to hire somebody. Find someone who needs to hire somebody like you, and I will teach you how to be the “somebody” they need to hire.
I’m going to be straight with you about these topics. You can believe me now, or you can believe me later, after you’ve missed out on several opportunities. I’m not right because I’ve placed 7,000 candidates in my career; I’m right because early in my career I missed out on hundreds of others and learned from my mistakes. There are no tricks or shortcuts to finding a job; there is a process. It is a repetitive process that has to be rehearsed and executed until successful. Don’t waste your time, or a prospective employer’s, on “informational interviews.” Let’s go find a job!
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March 6, 2008 at 2:38 am
I respectfully disagree. My wife was hired as a result of an informational interview that she lined up with an alum of her school and many, many others do as well. There is on one solution to finding a job and informational interviews are but one of many tried and proven strategies. The key is not to expect the person with whom you are interviewing to hire you. Don’t even ask them for a job. Get them to tell you how they were hired. People love to talk about themselves. Then when the conversation turns to your goals tell them about the type of position and firm but don’t make it sound like you’re asking for a job in their organization. Then ask for the names of two more people you should talk with. Before long, one of those people will decline to give you the two names because they’ll be hiring and will want to hire you.