Finding professionals to interview for a class project without connections

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Going directly to a local hospital in person to ask to speak with an IT director
2. 2
   Checking if the school has existing associations, placement programs, or contacts with local hospitals
3. 3
   asking for volunteers on internet forums like Reddit
4. 4
   using video calls instead of meeting in person
5. 5
   Reaching out to local professionals on LinkedIn
6. 6
   Calling local firms directly to ask for a brief interview
7. 7
   Attending professional society meetings to network in person

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.