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Become an IMNO member by clicking here. |
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Choose someone to interview. |
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Find an individual that does what you want to do. The best interview candidates are people you know or the people they recommend. Don't be limited to these people, try to contact your ideal mentor. Remember you are not doing this for yourself, but to share the interview with the rest of the world.
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Write down 5-10 questions to ask in the interview. See examples below: |
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- Tell us about your background, where you were born, what life growing up was like, where you went to school, etc.
- What have you achieved in your professional life? Share some of your career highlights.
- How did you get started and what did you do to set yourself apart from others pursuing your same professional goals? Please share details on the process/pattern you followed to get to where you did in your career.
- What habits, guiding principles, or goals have made you successful?
- What advice would you give aspiring professionals from all over the world that are in a similar position to what you experienced when you first started?
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Reviewing the interviews from other IMNO members at www.imno.org can help you determine the best questions to ask.
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Determine how you will record the interview. |
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The ideal would be to perform the interview in person, but if this is not possible you can perform the interview over the phone or via email. If you perform the interview over the phone, make sure you use a speaker phone so you can record it by tape or with a digital recorder. The other option is to simply take hand-written notes, but this is not the preferred method.
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We use the digital recordings for our IMNO Interview Podcast.
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Contact the individual, setup an interview time, and conduct the interview. |
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Explain that you will be posting this interview on IMNO. Explain what IMNO is. This part is very important. You might only have one chance. Don't miss it.
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| Visit the Interview Invitation page to send an invitation email to the person you would like to interview. |
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Be professional and be grateful. Dress well and treat the person with respect. Don't ask them for a job. Remember, you represent a worldwide community of aspiring leaders. You don't want to give the community a bad reputation.
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At the end of the interview ask the person if they want to be notified via email when a community member posts a question to their interview. If they agree, ask them for their email. Also ask the person for a picture you can post next to the interview.
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Transcribe and submit the interview. |
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Type-up the interview and login to your IMNO account to submit it for a chance to win a Shoe and Mentorship give-away and a Career Makeover.
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