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Resumes and informational interviews

Resumes and informational interviews

From the course: Writing a Resume

Resumes and informational interviews

- An informational interview can help you do a number of things, including get the job you want. An informational interview is not an informal interview with a company where you want to obtain a job. It is a way to obtain information about an industry, the corporate culture of a particular company, or general career knowledge that a person in a particular company is well positioned to know. Want to know if it's really possible to earn six figures in a specific industry? Are you itching to find out what it's really like to work at a particular company? An informational interview will help you get the answers you seek. The role, your resume plays in an informational interview is completely dependent upon the person with whom you interview. It's not appropriate for you to present your resume in the hope that you will be offered an introduction to a hiring manager. It is also inappropriate for you to ask for a job. The purpose…

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