From Bunny Slippers to Business Plans
As a writer who has focused primarily on short-form blogging and personal essays, hunting down sources has never been a huge part of the work that I do. A portfolio that relies solely upon the self, however, can become an echo chamber. At some point in your writing career, It’s important to bring in new and differing perspectives.
Where to turn when you need an expert, and fast?
Job interviews can give you the jitters.
Informational interviews, however, have a lot less riding on them, at least as far as the fate of your employment status goes.
Still, when preparing for an informational interview, you should take just as much care…if not more.
Those who grant informational interviews have a lot less to gain from donating their time to you. Because of this, you should show them the proper level of appreciation, and prepare for your meeting in much the same way you would for a job interview.
I mentioned informational interviews briefly last week, as a means of gathering information about possible career paths. Now, I’m about to go on one myself.
What have I (hopefully) done to prepare?
