Remember, do not use the informational interview to ask for a job. Use this system primarily for increasing your list of contacts. If you are sincere in your desire for career information, chances are the person you interview will request a resume for their files. Use faculty resources. Cultivate communication with a few key professors in your field.
Professors are most likely to notice students who participate in class.
If you don't take courses from them, or if the class structure does not lend itself to participation, talk to your professor after class or during office hours. Conduct company or industry research. An effective way to meet key people in a company that interests you is to visit that company to conduct interviews for a school project. Your contacts will probably not develop after only one meeting if you cannot meet them personally more than once, follow up the interview with a phone call or letter. Where People Fail People who have established networks fail to recognize the effort required to keep their networks active.