Professional Interview In this assignment you will conduct an informational interview with

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