# How to run a useful informational interview about an internship field

## Follow up after you have used the advice

Fictional conversation: an analyst explained that checking metric definitions matters more than adding another chart. You revised your class project. Your follow-up can show the change without asking the person to repeat the conversation.

### Turn a useful comment into a completed change

| Advice | What you changed |
| --- | --- |
| Define what each measure includes | Added a definitions sheet naming the period, denominator and exclusions |
| Check totals before presentation | Reconciled the summary against the source counts before changing the chart |

## Your turn

Write a brief update. The person did not offer to review the whole project or provide a referral.

## Your answer

[Write your approach here.]

## For your own application

Use one piece of advice before asking for another meeting. Keep the follow-up about what actually changed.

Return to the guide for the worked answer and source notes:
https://internshipdeadlines.com/guides/internship-informational-interview