@cal Career Network

Sample Letter Requesting Informational Interview

Heloise Jones
Health Policy Analyst
City of Berkeley
2000 Center Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

Dear Ms. Jones,

I am a sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley and I learned that you are a career networker through the @cal community.

Although I am not currently looking for a job, I am very interested in learning all I can about typical career paths in the field of public policy and what skills I might need to develop during my last two years at Cal. I would greatly appreciate being able to ask you a few questions about the field. If possible, we could meet for 20 to 30 minutes at your convenience. If that is not convenient for you, a phone discussion or email correspondence will also be helpful. Please contact me at (510) 555-5555 or jwilliams@berkeley.edu. Thank you in advance for your time.