Information Gathering Interview Jennisa Visram

I conducted an information gathering interview to gain knowledge and experience to become a cutting edge hire for a job in my desired industry. I found a professional to interview and I set up the interview. I opened, processed, and closed the interview, while keeping my interviewing responsibilities in mind. I asked open and closed questions in my interview schedule to gain useful information. I interviewed Jennisa Visram. She is a buyer for coats, swim, active, and intimate apparel at Macy’s Backstage. I identified my interviewee using LinkedIn. I looked for buyers that graduated from FIT. I signed up for a free trial so I could email her and ask for an interview. I chose to interview Jennisa because I want to become a buyer at Macy’s and …show more content…
I prepared questions and had them printed out in front of me. I did well as an interviewer. I made a positive first impression by dressing appropriately. I wore a professional blue suit. I clarified the goals of the interview. I articulated my questions appropriately and took notes. I thanked her for her time and after I sent a thank you email. A difficulty I encountered was my nervousness. I am very shy and it can be difficult to establish rapport. I was a little awkward. I am satisfied with the answers I received. The questions and answers will help me gain a competitive edge. I can live vicariously through her experiences. I think I did make a connection with her because she saw my passion for buying, Macy’s, and off-price. I told her how much I loved my Fashion Merchandising class and how I enjoy completing projects on …show more content…
All of her imports were being held there, so she didn’t have new goods for the store. Before this happened, she used part of her Open To Buy for backup inventory in case of emergencies. She had enough backup inventory to keep the store stocked with new items. Her friend that was a buyer did not have any backup inventory and she had a hard time scrounging for merchandise. Also, I should always have a small amount of Open To Buy available in case Prada wants to sell me sunglasses. My boss would be irritated if I could not buy the sunglasses because I didn’t have any Open To Buy