Professional Interview
In this assignment you will conduct an informational interview with a real professional related to your career interests (Note: my career interest IT) in law enforcement. This will allow you to have a greater understanding of a career interest you have while expanding your professional network.
Interviews can be conducted using in-person, email, video conference, or telephonic means
Attempt to interview someone you do not already know, use this as a network expansion exercise
Develop 10-15 questions related to their career, pathway, and information that would assist you in developing your own career
After your interview you can either write a 500-word essay detailing your interview and post it
APA personal communication citation must be in your written work, verbal citation within your essay
Essay/Video Informational Professional Interview Rubric
Content
Intro:
___Name and Job Title of person being interviewed
___Description of career
___Reason you chose this person
___How the interview was conducted
Body:
___Information you learned from interview
___Was this career exactly what you thought?
___What kind of schedule/salary/benefits does this career have?
Conclusion:
__Will you still pursue this career?
__What other options will you look into?
__One thing about this interview that surprised you
20 pts
Mechanics
Paper: Grammatically correct and APA formatted, meeting length requirement
10 pts