job search tips Archives - Career Contacts https://www.careercontacts.ca/tag/job-search-tips/ temp staffing, recruiting, recruitment agency, executive search, HR Consulting Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:53:31 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://www.careercontacts.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-career-con-logo-no-text-32x32.png job search tips Archives - Career Contacts https://www.careercontacts.ca/tag/job-search-tips/ 32 32 Informational Interviews – Here is What They Are and What They Can Do For You https://www.careercontacts.ca/informational-interviews-here-is-what-they-are-and-what-they-can-do-for-you/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:53:31 +0000 https://www.careercontacts.ca/?p=2685 As a person looking for a job or doing research to find out more about a new career, informational interviews are great places to start learning. According to Wikipedia, an informational interview is a meeting in which potential job seekers seek advice on their career, the industry, and the corporate culture of a potential future work place.  An informational interview is not a job interview; it is a meeting where a job seeker is given the opportunity to learn about a specific job from a person who is working in that field. It is an excellent source of information about an occupation and career opportunities. The benefits of an informational interview include job seekers: gain information about an industry or a specialized field find out about jobs and career paths are given tips about a job, how and when to apply and even the name of best person to speak with learn about the culture and information of a specific company can ask questions for feedback about skills and education that are beneficial A great benefit of an informational interview is that they are not job interviews, so they are less stressful. An employee can casually discuss the daily activities ...

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