This last week I started some informational interviews with people in the industry. I did some of these in August and am doing some more now. The most recent three have been just as informative as the ones earlier this summer. Everyone has some little bit and sometime a lot to say about their process getting into the clinical trials field and their path through it. Each has been helpful.


My first interview reinforced several companies to check out. Then she said to make sure my grammar and writing were in good form. I felt my close to the conversation was a little rough. So I emailed her back later and asked! She said that it wasn't uncomfortable for her at all. So just goes to show that what we perceive in ourselves may not be what others perceive. However I am perfectionist and I wrote out a simple close that I am now utilizing at each time. This makes me feel very comfortable that I am polite when I finish up the interview.


The next interview was not as chatty, but he asked me about why I was getting into the field. He was really interested. Then he directed his remarks around what I had told him. Later he emailed me several references and things to check out.


The last interview was via email. Not my preferred choice but she didn't have time to spend on the phone. She confirmed that it is harder to get started in the field without any direct experience but she was able to with an entry level job. Then after one year of experience she had much more opportunity to become a CRA directly.



All of these great people were generous and helpful. I learned something from each of them.