Land the Job You Love: What to Do in 10 Meetings a Week

This continues our series about what you can do to get a great job with a great salary

Brianne understood the need and benefits of scheduling meetings. She did not know what to say in the meetings. She worked with a coach every day for a week. She drafted questions and answers to questions. She practiced asking the questions and giving the answers with her coach. Then, she met with friends and practiced with them. Within two weeks, she regularly scheduled 10 meetings a week. She found a new job within four weeks after that.

Types of Meetings You May Hold

You schedule the meetings for a variety reasons:

• Phone calls will take too long and  not gather all the information you need
• Visits to a company visually shows you dress codes, office environment, and corporate culture
• Face-to-face communications builds relationships with network contacts
• You meet with family and close friends
• More informal settings like lunch, golf, or skiing will establish better rapport
• You are ready to impress a hiring authority that you are the person that will help them achieve their goals and resolve their challenges

Details About Meetings

Remember these tips about meetings/interviews.

• Recognize their time demands, keep meetings in their office to 20-30 minutes
  • Sharing a meal, golfing, or other activity may go a little longer
  • They appreciate your courtesy & schedule additional meetings if needed
  • Take too much time and they worry you will do the same if they hire you
• Ask pertinent questions that gather information not available on their web site
  • Do your research before the meeting so that you don’t waste their time
  • Demonstrate how you will prepare for meetings if they hire you
  • Avoid fiduciary or proprietary questions that make them uncomfortable
  • Share applicable home run statements to
    • Verify your understanding
    • Establish a conversational tone rather than an interrogation
• Thank them for the information and express how much you value it
  • Ask if you may contact them again for more information
  • Ask who else you should talk to

Monday we will outline the four types of great answers to all interview questions