INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW

http://career.ucla.edu/students/ExploreCareers/WhatIsAnInformationalInterview.aspx

This website gives information what exactly is informational interview, what are benefits of conducting informational interview, what are some of the subject areas that can be discussed about the industry/organization during the information interview.

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2010/summer/art03.pdf

I found this website very helpful because not not it gives the information about the interview but also gives advice how to prepare for that.

http://shiftingcareers.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/mastering-the-informational-interview/

This link takes you to a very good New York Times article on mastering the informational interview. You can find there some questions you may want to consider before the interview.