Week 7: Professional Interview

For this assignment,  I want you to conduct a professional interview (sometimes called an informational interview). This is NOT a mock interview that prepares you to be interviewed for jobs. (The career services website has some information on this type of interview, as well as the professional interview). The professional is a situation where YOU interview someone who is in a profession that you think you are interested in. Basically, an opportunity to ask them all sorts of questions about their schooling, and current job. You can interview a family member, or friend who has that career, you can interview a relevant faculty member (if you want to be a professor in that area), you can arrange a phone interview with connections on LinkedIn or on the facebook alumni page, or you can google around and email someone to arrange an interview. You should discuss with them what got them interested in their careers, what schooling they completed and what their day to day life is like. Write an essay about this experience and bring to class.