Informational Interviews
Adapted from: Reile DM and Nickols JL. Survival
Strategies for Your New Career. 2002.
An informational interview is a meeting to learn
more about a health-system pharmacy specialty from
a pharmacist who works in this area. It is often
a good idea to conduct more than one informational
interview for each specialty of interest in order
to get a well-rounded perspective and hear several
points of view.
As you are the interviewer, it is important that
you know in advance what you hope to gain from the
interview and that you plan accordingly. Below is
a list of suggested questions to ask in an informational
interview.
- How and why did you choose this pharmacy
specialty?
- What do you like most and least about
your work?
- Are there any residency requirements
to work in this field?
- What are the various practice
settings for this health-system pharmacy specialty?
- What are your typical job duties? How do you
spend your workday?
- What is the salary range in this
field? What is the salary range for new practitioners?
- What is this specialty’s career path?
- Other
than ASHP, what specialty associations and
local contacts exist?
- What recommendations would you
make to a pharmacist considering this
specialty?
- What attributes do you think are
important in anyone considering
this specialty?
- If you had it to do over again
would you choose this field
of pharmacy? Why or why
not?
- Who else would you suggest
I speak with? May I let
them know
you referred
me?
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