presentation assignment

Specifics:

      The Interviewee should have a min of 5 years industry experience

      Presentation must be done in PowerPoint

      Presentation must be between 8-10 mins

      Concluding slide must answer the question:  What was your biggest take-away or lesson learned from this experience and why?

Prior to Scheduling the Informational Interview:

•       Do your homework!  (Know their title, role, etc) 

•       Send an request  explaining the purpose of the meeting/call asking for an hour of their time. 

•       Know yourself!

•       Be prepared to clearly articulate your intentions/goals

•       If you don’t know, how can they know??

•       Have the elevator pitch together as to WHY….

•       Why are you seeking this info?

•       Why are you interested in this career path?

About the Individual

  What would you say is the best path to this career?

  What attracted you to this industry, the company, and your job?

  What aspects of your career have you found most and least rewarding and why? Any regrets?

  What are your educational and career backgrounds? What would you do differently if you were starting over?

  What do you see as possible next steps for you? What career expectations do you have in the short and long term?

  What are you most excited or concerned about for this industry/career path in the future?

About their Job

  What are your primary responsibilities? How do you spend your time?

  How do you value/measure your results and effectiveness?

  What do you do in a typical day or week? How much time are you in meetings, on the phone, on the road, and working in teams versus working independently?

About Skills

  What skills are most critical to your success?

  What weaknesses in a person’s skill set would make him or her ineffective in this business?

  What are the most valuable skills in your job? Which experiences enabled you to develop these skills?

  How do you keep skills current? What do you read? What professional associations do you belong to? What seminars or continuing education do you consider useful?

About You

  What strengths and weaknesses do you see in my current background?

  Is there anything else you think would be helpful as I consider this field?

  Looking at my résumé, what advice would you have for me on next steps if I were interested in this career?

  Who else would you recommend I go and talk to?

Who else would you recommend I go and talk to?