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Find out if a career switch will really make you happy with an effective informational interview
Looking for different work? Fill up your calendar with informational interviews
You may be feeling stuck, frustrated or unhappy in the work that you do. You may dream of opening a dogsitting business, training for the law or becoming your own cake boss.
But how, short of going back to school, investing the funds for a start-up venture or actually doing it, can you find out if your pie-in-the-sky idea is actually right for you? Simple. Ask.
The world is full of folks who already do what you want to do. Many of them are busy. Some of them don’t want to talk. But a surprising number, if you call up and explain that you’re researching a career, will take some of their valuable time to tell you what it’s really like.
The bonus: You’ll stand out.
Informational interviews can turn into valuable contacts. The next time there’s an opening, your interviewee may think of you.
Alternatively, they may become an informal mentor. Even if that doesn’t happen, you’ve learned valuable inside information – before you’ve invested a dime in training, set foot inside potential premises or started drawing up a business plan.