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Information Interviews and Outreach Partners Program  
 
Summary: Find out how information interviews and the Outreach Partners Program can help you clarify and achieve your career goals.

Information interviews and Human Resources: Information interviews help employees and external job applicants seek support from Human Resources (HR) to find career opportunities in other departments and learn new job skills. In these one-on-one or telephone interviews, HR representatives provide information about:
  • Job searches
  • Career opportunities in other departments
  • Skills needed to qualify for new positions
  • Writing effective resumes and applications
  • Preparing for interviews
After an information interview with an HR representative, the job-seeker can participate in the Outreach Partners Program.

Information interviews and the Outreach Partners Program (OPP): The OPP recruits information-providers in each vice-chancellor area. These providers then conduct interviews with job-seekers to share information about career opportunities in their areas. OPP information interviews allow:
  • Current employees to explore career advancement opportunities
  • External applicants to discover job opportunities and the workplace culture within UCSD departments
Role of the job-seeker: The employee or external job applicant has two roles in an information interview:
  • Share information about personal and professional background. Job-seekers should be prepared to answer questions in areas that include:
    • Educational background
    • Job or career background
    • Experience working as part of a team
    • Professional accomplishments
    • Handling difficult situations
    • What they would like to get out of their next position
    • What they have to offer the organization

  • Learn more about the information-provider's department and profession. The job-seeker has an opportunity to ask questions about topics that include:
    • The information-provider's professional background
    • What it's like to work in the provider's profession and department
    • Skills that are important in this profession and department
Role of the information-provider: Information-providers are a diverse group of key employees who have volunteered their time to identify potential candidates for various positions. An information-provider has two goals:
  • Share information about the department
  • Evaluate the job-seeker's potential as a candidate for present or future positions
Questions? If you are an employee or an external job applicant who would like to know more about information interviews, contact Professional Recruitment and Community Outreach, (858) 534-2820.

Notice: The information on this page summarizes provisions of university policies and/or collective bargaining agreements. Refer to the Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) or applicable collective bargaining agreement for full text of referenced information.

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