Unlock the Hidden Job Market: 6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough

Chapter 24. Own the Agenda to Make Every Minute Count

Notice, first of all, that the title of this chapter is not “How to Ace the HJM Research Meeting.” There’s a very good reason for this. Unlike the conventional job interview (where it is your job to ace it), your primary objective is not to sit passively in the chair coming up with snappy answers to interview questions. Your job is to exchange information with a professional peer. (Even if that person holds a spot that’s higher on the org chart than your last job, you’re peers right now.) Sure, it’s best if the two of you “click” and an enduring business networking relationship is born. But you can still get a lot out of the meeting even if that is the first and last time the two of you ever ...