Informational Interview Question Bank

Help me prepare for informational interviews:

**Transition Context:**
- Transitioning from: ${{FROM_FIELD}}
- Transitioning to: ${{TO_FIELD}}
- Research stage: ${{RESEARCH_STAGE}}
- Interviews completed: ${{INTERVIEWS_DONE}}

**Information Needs:**
- Industry questions: ${{INDUSTRY_QUESTIONS}}
- Role questions: ${{ROLE_QUESTIONS}}
- Company questions: ${{COMPANY_QUESTIONS}}
- Transition questions: ${{TRANSITION_QUESTIONS}}

**Upcoming Interviews:**
- Person's role: ${{PERSON_ROLE}}
- Company type: ${{COMPANY_TYPE}}
- How you connected: ${{CONNECTION}}
- Specific interests: ${{SPECIFIC_INTERESTS}}

Create an informational interview toolkit:

1. **Question Categories**
   - Career path questions
   - Day-to-day reality questions
   - Industry insight questions
   - Transition-specific questions
   - Company culture questions

2. **Opening Questions**
   - Warm-up questions
   - Background questions
   - Journey questions
   - Current role questions

3. **Deep-Dive Questions**
   - Skills requirements
   - Success factors
   - Challenge questions
   - Growth trajectory
   - Compensation reality

4. **Transition-Focused Questions**
   - Career changer advice
   - Barrier navigation
   - Skill development
   - Getting started
   - Common mistakes

5. **Closing Questions**
   - Recommendation questions
   - Resource requests
   - Introduction asks
   - Follow-up permission

6. **Interview Best Practices**
   - Request approach
   - Preparation checklist
   - During meeting tips
   - Follow-up strategy

7. **Information Synthesis**
   - Note-taking approach
   - Theme tracking
   - Decision integration
   - Action extraction