Informational interviews: are recruiters open to them? Do you think they’re beneficial in the long run/has anyone had a positive experience?

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We just hired someone full time (after she interned for a month and proved herself) that met my boss via an informational interview. Skip the recruiter though and go straight for a dept head. If they like you enough they may be able find a way to fit you in or keep you in mind if a spot opens up. Good luck!

Got my job by doing informational interviews. Applied for an internship there and since they already knew and liked me they offered me a full time position instead

I also got started in this industry from an informational interview. It took about 3 months from the interview to be called for an unpaid internship. 3 months in I was hired as an account coordinator. The rest is history.

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