Informational Interview: Entry-level or Experienced Level. Information Interview

I'm major in business and management, concentration in finance. you can make up my career objective. other requirements are in the picture.

ASSIGNMENT 9 Informational Interview: Entry-level or Experienced Level 
_(MUST Submit paper by 4pm at CRC Office Front Desk in 308 Alfiero)_
Objective:
To gather information from a business contact about an occupation and industry you arc interested in. to help you make more informed decisions about your carccr.
Academic Integrity Note: The content and/or sequence of designated assignment questions are changed each semester, using designated questions from a previous semester and/or using questions out of the assigned semester sequence WILL
BE considered an acadcmic integrity violation; no exceptions or excuses.
□ FINDING A BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL FOR YOUR INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: Career Connector Network is a wonderful online mentoring platform with UB School of Management alumni professionals who arc eager to provide advicc and mentor students, like you. As such, it is the ideal source for you to find a professional subject for your informational interview assignment. Through this outstanding scrvicc, you will be able to connect with SOM alumni, matching your business carccr fields of interest, who have volunteered to help you. Access to the Carccr Conncctor Network site is at https:, buffalo.firsthand.eo
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□ Conduct an information interview cither via telephone or in person (NOT via email) with a professional within the U.S. who is currently in a job/carccr field that you arc considering. The purpose of this assignment is to learn more about a carccr area of interest by interpreting the answers yourself.
□ NOTE: You should be processing the answers in your own words and from your own perspective. Simply having your interviewee complete the answers for you via e-mail will result in a 0 grade on the assignment. In addition, simply repeating answers in quotes only or confining answers to just the most basic regurgitation of interviewee responses will result in either reduced or 0 credit for specific answers or. in the most egregious eases, a 0 grade for the entire assignment. You should select a professional in either:
1) an entry-level position: one that you can realistically target in your upcoming job search. This is typically someone with 1 - 2 years’ cxpcricncc and who has a bachelor’s degree: QR
2) an experienced-level position: an individual who has a minimum of 5 vcars cxpcricncc and has obtained a bachelor’s degree.
NOTE: Grading of this assignment will take into consideration the appropriateness of the individual you sclcctcd to interview. If you have any doubts as to the appropriateness of the individual, please be sure to contact me. Select a person who can be contacted in the U.S., failure to do so will result in a 0 grade.
NOTE: Teaming up to interview the same person for your informational interviews is prohibited and will be penalized as per the policy on sharing/teaming on assignments (sec “Acadcmic Integrity" policy).Important: DO NOT wait until the final week to try and find a contact for your interview. Most professionals will probably be happy to schedule your interview as long as you provide them ample notice. It is strongly suggested that you begin the process of finding your contact immediately, which will allow the flexibility needed to accommodate for often busy professional schedules.
□ List each of the 15 items/questions in your paper and document the information you have uncovered concerning the following:
□ 1) Name, title, company, business address and business phone number of the individual you interviewed.
□ 2) Date, time and length of your interview
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II and READ: Assignments that do not include all the information from 1) & 2) above will not be accepted.
□ 3) Your concentration (i.e., you the student)
□ 4) Your carccr objective (i.e., you the student)
□ 5) Why you sclcctcd this particular individual to interview.
□ 6) General background information conccming the interviewee: degree, years in current position, etc. (Do not ask about interviewee’s salary)
□ 7) What are the primary tasks performed for this position, and what percentage of the day is spent in each of these primary tasks?
□ 8) What do you find to be the most rewarding and most difficult aspects of your job and why?
□ 9) What kinds of technical and people skills are necessary to do well in this career, and why arc they necessary?
□ 10) What is the work environment like (i.e., hours, facilities, co-workers, and culture)?
□ 11) If you could start all over again, would you change your career path in any way? Why or why not?
□ 12) Which professional journals (or any other written materials) and organizations would help me learn more about this field?
□ 13) <Dcsign your own question and provide the interviewee’s answcr>
□ 14) <Dcsign your own question and provide the interviewee’s answcr>
□ 15) <Statc what you learned from the intcrvicw>
Grading of this assignment: What makes an information interview “Outstanding" (50 pts)? How comprehensive was the interview? Did the paper provide insights about the impact that the information gained through the interview had on your
carccr perspective? Docs the reader really get a sense of the position (i.e.: what it feels like to be a_)? Arc your
answers to the questions asked detailed? Did you ask the required questions, your additional questions, and tell me what you lcamcd from the interview?
Some helpful hints:
You arc cncouragcd to conncct with UB School of Management alumni on Carccr Conncctor Network, our exclusive online mentoring platform. These business professionals have volunteered to provide advicc to students, like you, who might be interested in learning more about their carccr areas. This incrcdiblc professional-networking resource can help you identify professionals whom you can use as the subjcct of your Informational Interview assignment.
• Before you embark on an information interview, be sure to prepare. The person you will be contacting is a busy professional. You will typically find them happy to help you since they have all been in your shoes before. When you arc prepared, Ite/shc will rcspcct you for not wasting their time and you will get maximum benefit from the time you spend with them.
• When you approach someone for an information interview, be careful to explain that it is only an information interview, not a job interview. Never use an information interview as a way to get through the door and ask for a job. Do not leave or send your resume unless requested to do so or unless it comcs up in conversation or you wish to have them critiquc your resume.When you telephone a prospective interviewee, a good approach is as follows: