Not everyone is going to be as helpful as you’d like them to be as you search for a sales and marketing job, but many people are actually willing to help; particularly when you’ve shown your desire to build a relationship. My best advice to you, is once you’ve created your target list and created an agenda, is to actually go about each of your discussions with those people as if you’re trying to create a friendship. If you start from that premise as opposed to coming across as being a person who’s just looking for a job, what you’ll find is that people will be more engaging and more willing to help you.
What kinds of questions would you ask and how would you engage in a conversation with someone who you’re exploring a friendship with? Those are the kinds of questions that you should be starting with in any networking discussion.
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