Mr. pines thought ms. smith was the ideal employee. smith was an impressive person and attended all social functions of the company. however, during the past year she had trouble meeting sales quotas. nevertheless, on her performance appraisal, pines rated smith as one of the top salespeople. on hearing this, other salespeople complained that pines must guard against in rating smith.

Match the steps for conducting an informational interview with the task involved in each step or its purpose. 1. research your chosen career field. 2. identify someone to interview. 3. prepare for the interview. 4. conduct the informational interview. 5. follow up with your interviewer. a. learn more about a company that interests you. b. encourage the interviewer to do most of the talking while you take notes. c. write a handwritten -you letter to express that you want to stay in touch. d. make contact through email, a phone call, or mail to arrange the meeting. e. choose a conservative, professional ensemble to wear.