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Text Box: best schools to consider, how to focus your studies once you are in school, and the kinds of experience you should gain to make yourself marketable.

Informational Interviewing is also a good way to start developing contacts and networks in your field of interest. You may be referred to others who may know of internship opportunities and future employment once you complete your education.

Text Box:      Informational interviewing can be a great way to help you decide what career fits you best and what schools will give you the best training for your career.

     One of the best, if not the best, ways to find out about a career and how to train for that career is to ask someone who is already doing it. The process of scheduling some time to talk to someone about their career, what they like and don’t like, and how they got into the field is called informational interviewing.

     Usually people are happy to sit down with someone or talk on the phone for 15 minutes to an hour about their job. Not only can you gain detailed information about the job, you can gain important information about what it takes to get into the field. People often have recommendations about the

Text Box: Access this newsletter on the web. http://www.ghc.edu/counseling/
transfer

Text Box: Even though the priority deadline for fall applications has passed, it may not be too late to attend Evergreen this fall.
As of the writing of this newsletter, applications for Fall Quarter are still being accepted. Text Box: Contact the Evergreen Office of Admissions at (360) 867-6170 or go to: http://www.evergreen.edu/admissions/
for more information. Text Box: Go to the counseling center webpage and click on the calendar to learn about transfer related events on campus and at colleges around Washington.
http://www.ghc.edu/counseling/

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Text Box: Below is a sample list of questions you may consider for an informational interview:
1. What do you like most about your job and why?
2. What do you like least about your job and why?
3. What are the tasks you do in a typical workday?
4. How did you decide to get into this field, and what steps did you take to enter the field?
5. What training would you recommend for someone who wanted to enter this field now?
6. What skills and background are needed to get into this field now?
7. What schools would you recommend I consider?
8. Can you give me the names of others who share your enthusiasm for this kind of work?
9. Is there anything else that would be helpful for me to know?

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