Pluralsight - Informational Interviews
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Informational interviews is one of the most effective networking strategies to help you increase the size of your network, nurture relationships and share your brand in your industry.

Use informational interviews as a powerful tactic to ramp up your networking. Informational interviews are powerful, if done right. In this course we will explore the preparation before the interview, what you do when you are there, and what to do after you have finished the interview.

Authored by: Jason Alba
Jason Alba is founder of JibberJobber.com, an online relationship manager for professionals to manage their career and job search. Jason is the author of I'm on LinkedIn – Now What??? and coauthor of I'm on Facebook – Now What??? and specializes in helping professionals with career management, network, and personal branding.


Before The Informational Interview  00:47:39
Introduction to Informational Interviews 02:06
Who do You Want to Meet With? 04:08
How to Find Those People  02:25
Ways of Asking for A Meeting 03:03
Inviting Someone to Meet With You 06:55
Handling Declined Invitations 01:50
Researching Before The Interview 07:45
Preparing The Agenda 04:05
Preparing Questions 03:47
Example Questions 02:46
Logistics 02:45
Book Recommendations 02:25
Summary 03:39

During The Informational Interview	00:29:04
The Introduction and First Impressions 05:12
Questions and The Conversation 04:48
Enhancing Your Brand 06:15
Adjusting When Things Go Wrong 03:58
Wrapping Things Up 06:35
Summary 02:16

After The Informational Interview 00:28:49
Debriefing After The Meeting 04:41
The First Follow-Up 02:27
Future Follow-Ups 02:18
Having A Giving Attitude 01:48
Expectations and Hopes 02:02
Future Follow-Ups: Your Newsletter 04:11
Connecting on LinkedIn 03:00
Getting to The Next Step 01:40
Using A Relationship Manager 03:54
Summary 02:48