Beyond B-School | 8 Steps to Prepare for an Informational Interview!
Keeping in mind the goal of a face-to-face or telephone networking meeting for job seekers is not to ask for a job but to secure a career evangelist and to get referred to a hiring manager, here are 22 questions MBAs and MS Students can consider asking.
Eight Steps to Prepare for Your Informational Meeting
Your invitation for an informational meeting has been accepted! Now it is time to prepare for your meeting. It’s important to remember that you are the one asking for the meeting and therefore, you set the agenda. It’s up to you to develop questions to acquire the information you need to help with your career. If you do this right, your initial informational meeting could be the beginning of a long-term professional relationship with the person you are meeting. You want to make a good impression by sounding interested, enthusiastic and smart.
1. Do Your Research
2. Plan How You'll Start the Conversation
3. Review Your Purpose for the Meeting
4. Set the Agenda
5. Be a Good Listener
6. Avoid Asking for a Job
7. Practice Makes Perfect - Practice!
8. Send a Thank-You Right Away
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This list comes from one of 17 tip sheets, templates and checklists in our Networking Toolbox you can see on the Table of Contents here: http://universityx.beyondb-school.com/tb_Networking.aspx.
The Toolbox gives you resources to move students to take networking ACTION.
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