Being Prepared

I recently received a call from a cilent who told me about a presentation he gave at a university. The client went to a local university to make a presentation on having a career in a specific discipline within the accounting industry. After my friend completed his talk, he asked for questions. One student responded immediately and began to ask questions, not just questions but very well prepared questions. The student had clearly invested specific time researching the company and was well versed not only in the speaker's company but also the specific industry the company was engaged in as well. The questions went on for more than thirty minutes while many of the other students in the room just sat and listened to the exchange. The student so impressed the speaker with his in depth knowledge of the company and the industry as well as his specific area of expertise that the speaker decided to hire him. 

This is yet another example that you can turn an opportunity to meet someone or speak with a person in leadership into an opportunity to join the company. It takes determination, planning, time and hard work to prepare for the opportunity to engage the speaker. If done properly and thoroughly you can end up with a job offer. I can't encourage you strongly enough to be prepared for each and every opportunity to engage company leaders and show them what you know. Always keeping in mind that companies hire people to solve the company's problem that they don't have the internal resources to solve. If you can solve this problem for them, chances are they will solve yours by giving you an opportunity to join them.