Running head: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW 1 INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW 2 Informational Interview Maryam Sareminia Argosy University Career Choices in Psychology Professor Smith 2-28-2017 Personal Information · The name: Dr. Cathy Blake · The job title: Psychologist, LMFT · The level of education: Psychology Degree, Doctorate of Psychology · A description of job responsibilities or day-to-day tasks: The aim of psychology is to study the minds of human beings (Study.com, n.d). Psychologists conduct research on the same and therefore, helps in understanding the human behaviors, mental health issues as well as the human memory. Psychologists help people through various ways such as offering them counseling (American Psychological Association, 2011). They conduct their researches through experimentation and therefore, through these different methods they assist in promoting safety, ensuring good mental health as well as promoting understanding among people. In addition to these, psychologists also lead either individual or group counseling sessions. To this effect, their job primarily pertains talking to characters and ensuring that they help foster a positive personal and mental health growth. Psychologists focus on the behavioral patterns of a human being’s life as well as certain periods of their life such as adolescence or infancy and the ways these behavioral patterns affect the individual and ways to correct the disorders among other things. Moreover, they help in ensuring the prevention, the diagnosing and treatment of mental health disorders on their given patients. · The type of license: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist · The state of residence and practice: California · The e-mail address or phone number: [email protected], 323-938-3434 The Warm-Up Portion Before entering into the interview, when I met Dr. Blake, I shook her hand and introduced myself. After my self-introduction, I engaged my interviewee in a small talk concerning her profession on an overview perspective, and therefore, through this general discussion concerning the said trade, I was able to slide into the informational interview and ask all the following questions that I had prepared. Informational Interview Questions 1. What is your typical day like? 2. How did you get into this profession? 3. What is your advice for someone desiring to enter into this line of work? 4. What are the unique skills that one needs for this field? 5. What do you like least in your profession? 6. What do you like best about your work? 7. In this type of work, do the job settings vary very often? 8. What sort of training/ education/ experiences is needed in this field? 9. What are your views on professional ethics and academic integrity? 10. What are your greatest rewards/ c ...

1. Running head: INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW
1
INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW
2
Informational Interview
Maryam Sareminia
Argosy University
Career Choices in Psychology
Professor Smith
2-28-2017
Personal Information
· The name: Dr. Cathy Blake
· The job title: Psychologist, LMFT
· The level of education: Psychology Degree, Doctorate of
Psychology
· A description of job responsibilities or day-to-day tasks: The
aim of psychology is to study the minds of human beings
(Study.com, n.d). Psychologists conduct research on the same
and therefore, helps in understanding the human behaviors,
mental health issues as well as the human memory.
Psychologists help people through various ways such as offering
them counseling (American Psychological Association, 2011).
They conduct their researches through experimentation and
therefore, through these different methods they assist in
promoting safety, ensuring good mental health as well as
promoting understanding among people. In addition to these,
psychologists also lead either individual or group counseling
sessions. To this effect, their job primarily pertains talking to
characters and ensuring that they help foster a positive personal

2. and mental health growth. Psychologists focus on the behavioral
patterns of a human being’s life as well as certain periods of
their life such as adolescence or infancy and the ways these
behavioral patterns affect the individual and ways to correct the
disorders among other things. Moreover, they help in ensuring
the prevention, the diagnosing and treatment of mental health
disorders on their given patients.
· The type of license: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
· The state of residence and practice: California
· The e-mail address or phone number: [email protected], 323-
938-3434
The Warm-Up Portion
Before entering into the interview, when I met Dr. Blake, I
shook her hand and introduced myself. After my self-
introduction, I engaged my interviewee in a small talk
concerning her profession on an overview perspective, and
therefore, through this general discussion concerning the said
trade, I was able to slide into the informational interview and
ask all the following questions that I had prepared.
Informational Interview Questions
1. What is your typical day like?
2. How did you get into this profession?
3. What is your advice for someone desiring to enter into this
line of work?
4. What are the unique skills that one needs for this field?
5. What do you like least in your profession?
6. What do you like best about your work?

3. 7. In this type of work, do the job settings vary very often?
8. What sort of training/ education/ experiences is needed in
this field?
9. What are your views on professional ethics and academic
integrity?
10. What are your greatest rewards/ challenges in this area?
11. How demanding is your profession?
12. Who do you think is a potential employee according to
employers?
13. How did you enter the field?
14. How can one obtain volunteer work?
15. What are the best ways one can enter into this profession?
Reference
American Psychological Association. (2011). Careers in
psychology. Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/careers/resources/guides/careers.aspx#
Study.com. (n.d). Psychologist Job Duties, Job Description, and
Employment Opportunities. Retrieved on 28 February 2017,
from http://study.com/psychologist.html
The University of Arizona. (n.d). Informational Interviews.
Retrieved on 28 February 2017, from
http://psychology.arizona.edu/informational-interviews
In M1 Assignment 3, you identified a professional in the field
of psychology to interview. You selected an interviewee

4. employed in a psychology-related job that interests you and
developed a list of fifteen questions. You also prepared a meet-
and-greet plan and a script to use at the beginning of the
interview.
For this assignment, you will conduct an interview with your
chosen psychology professional using those fifteen questions.
The interview must last a minimum of thirty minutes. As
specified in Module 1, you must ask the interviewee about his
or her work, academic preparation, and advice during the
interview. Be certain to include the interviewee's answers to
your questions on the following topics:
· The experiences, skills, and knowledge necessary for success
in a career in psychology or in graduate school
· Relevant professional organizations
· His or her views on professional ethics and academic integrity
· The role of psychological research in his or her work
· His or her greatest challenges and rewards
· His or her reasons for choosing the field
Once the interview has been completed, prepare a summary in
paragraph format (not question-and-answer format) detailing
your meet-and-greet actions and script, the responses you have
received from the questions you asked, and a discussion of any
impact the interview has had on your decisions regarding
possible future employment possibilities.
When discussing the impact the interview had on you, be sure
to:
· Discuss at least two strengths and two weaknesses you
recognized in yourself after conducting the interview.
· Identify at least one step you can take to address those
weaknesses so that you strengthen your ability to achieve your
chosen career goal.
Submission Details:
· Write a 3- to 4-page paper in paragraph format in a Microsoft
Word document and save it as
M3_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc. Cite at least two academic
sources, including your interviewee. Apply APA standards to

5. cite your sources.
· By Wednesday, March 8, 2017, deliver your assignment to the
M3 Assignment 2 LASA 1 Dropbox.
LASA 1 Grading Criteria and Rubric
All LASAs in this course will be graded using a rubric. This
assignment is worth 200 points. Download the rubric and
carefully read it to understand the expectations.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Demonstrated the ability to interact professionally and
effectively in a professional environment.
8
Discussed the experiences, skills, and knowledge necessary for
success in a career in psychology or in graduate school. Cited at
least two sources.
20
Discussed relevant professional organizations.
12
Identified the interviewee's views on professional ethics and
academic integrity.
28
Discussed the role of psychological research in the
interviewee's work.
12
Identified the interviewee's greatest challenges and rewards and
the reasons the interviewee chose the field.
20
Discussed the impact the interview had on your decision making
regarding future employment.
20
Included a discussion of your strengths and weaknesses you
identified after talking with the interviewee. Also included at
least one step you can take to overcome those weaknesses.
36
Writing Components:
· Organization (12)

6. · Usage and Mechanics (12)
· APA Elements (16)
· Style (4)
44
Total:
200