INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW: CONVERSATION EVIDENCE WORKSHEET
Original editorial note-taking aid from QuizYourCareer; not a validated assessment.
Guide: https://quizyourcareer.com/guides/informational-interview-after-career-test/
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BEFORE THE CONVERSATION
Activity or assumption I want to examine:
Public source (title, URL, date checked):
What the source leaves unclear:
Speaker perspective (role, level, setting, if willing to share):
Agreed time/format and note-taking permission:
Boundaries or topics to avoid:

FOR EACH ANSWER (copy this block as needed)
Question:
Answer (mark quotation only if exact; otherwise paraphrase):
Statement kind (firsthand / advice or prediction / secondhand / unclear):
Role, team, assignment and period described:
Conversation date:
What this supports, with its scope preserved:
What it does not establish:
What remains unconfirmed:
Next clarifying question or independent source:
Result of check (leave blank until checked):
Correction history, if any:

WHEN ACCOUNTS DIFFER
Account A and scope:
Account B and scope:
They differ on:
What would make the accounts comparable:
What I can currently conclude:
What I still need to check:

CLOSING RECORD
I heard ___ from someone describing ___; it leaves ___ unconfirmed.
Specific explanation to thank the speaker for:
Permission for any further contact or sharing: