I started my company during the U.S. financial collapse of 2008. I'd never envisioned being an entrepreneur, didn't know what I didn't know and had more questions than answers about how to get going.

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.

If you’re thinking about changing careers, or if you’re trying to make decisions about your first career out of school, now is a good time to think about informational interviews. As a working ...

Employers use interviews to assess your qualifications, evaluate your fit, and promote their organizations. But interviewing is a two-way street. Your goals are to share more about your qualifications ...

Informational interviewing gets short shrift from candidates for this very reason — they feel that calling contacts and asking for appointments to gain information is a sham, because what they ...

It’s long been recommended that career searchers do informational interviews, that is, ask a person or two what the career is really like. In my clients’ experience, there is a far better way. Here’s ...

With the information gleaned from screening, recruiters can then create a shortlist of candidates who merit further ...