{"id":415,"date":"2025-02-12T14:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2025-02-12T14:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:13:35","slug":"networking-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/career\/job-search\/job-search-and-networking\/networking-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Networking Timeline\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>An information interview is a method of gaining a deeper understanding of a particular industry or occupation, by finding and talking to established professionals in a field of interest to you. This networking timeline is meant as a guideline to illustrate the process of identifying professionals to conduct information interviews with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Networking Timeline<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Identify &amp; research career field\/occupation<\/strong><br><br>Professional experience<br>Self-assessment (TypeFocus &amp; Career Counselling)<br>Career Cruising<br>O-Net<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Identify company\/organization<\/strong><br><br>Job search websites<br>E-blue book<br>Glassdoor<br>Networking events (Carleton\u2019s Career Website -CUHire; Community Listings; Chamber of Commerce)<br>Contacts (e.g., friends, family, professors, past employers, etc.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Identify people<\/strong><br><br>Contacts (e.g., friends, family, professors, past employers, etc.)<br>Contact the company\/organizationNetworking events (Carleton\u2019s Career Website-CUHire; Community Listings; Chamber of Commerce)<br>LinkedIn<br>Contact professionals and let them know you are researching careers, and would like to meet for an information interview<br>Be clear you are not asking for a job and are instead interested in learning about their experienceHave a specific timeframe and location in mind that is convenient for your contact<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Conduct information interview<\/strong><br><br>Possible questions to ask about:<br>1) Person you are interviewing (e.g., their career path, educational background, training, memberships, etc.)<br>2) The job (e.g., workday, responsibilities, likes\/dislikes, skill(s) they had to learn, etc.)<br>3) Company (e.g., training opportunities, projects, events, student opportunities, etc.)<br>4) Advice unique to your situation (e.g., volunteer\/work recommendations, courses, etc.)<br>5) Follow-up &amp; referral (e.g., involvement opportunities, other professionals you may contact, etc.)Ask about AIR: Advice, Insight, Referral<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Follow-up &amp; maintenance<\/strong><br><br>Thank you note\/email<br>Stay in contact (e.g., update the person about your progress, respond to opportunities)<br>Ways to give back (e.g., volunteer opportunities, information about research, events, articles, etc.)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An information interview is a method of gaining a deeper understanding of a particular industry or occupation, by finding and talking to established professionals in a field of interest to you. 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