Know the High Executive of a Company That You Are Interested In
Obtaining a position at your dream company can be quite a task to say the least; chances are if you've happily placed this company on an elevated pedestal in your mind, so have many other equally qualified people. This will invariably lead to a good bit of competition in landing your desired position. However, if you are fortunate enough to get in good acquaintance with an executive of your dream company you may have a substantial competitive advantage. Convincing them that you're not a waste of their valuable time while also maintaining the highest professional standards is crucial to getting to yourself an offer.
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Steps
- Do your research. Try to gather as much information about your executive as you can. If he or she is an important person in a public company you may be able to get a lot of information from the company website. Additionally it will also help if you know what kind of professional background the person comes from in order to find some sort of commonality. Maybe they belongs to certain associations, are members of certain charities, etc. This might give you a chance to meet them face to face.
- Network. One thing that you must do in order to ensure that you get in good with this executive is network. Network within the executive's industry by joining industry specific affiliations, going to dinners, conferences. You'd be surprised how many people might know this person and can arrange a meeting.
- Request a meeting. When you finally get to meet with this person face to face market yourself as the best thing since sliced bread. How you incorporate a certain "Wow" factor in this situation is up to you however I wouldn't suggest using sinister means to get in good with them.
Tips
- If you're trying to land a position through an executive focus mainly on why you would be a good candidate for the job. Ask yourself why your different than others. Chances are they've heard a whole bunch of reasons from a whole bunch of people. So be original. Additionally its always important to be confident, highly professional, friendly and ethical. These simple traits might sound a bit redundant but you'd be surprised to see how many professionals lack them.
Warnings
- Looking for these people could be misconstrued as stalking so be careful.
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