Another question for the MMM community --
Any suggestions on how to wow a potential employer during an informational interview? By "wow", I mean less "what is your day like? what do you like most/least about this job" and more "this is what I know about your company and how I can help." Or, more broadly, has anyone ever done an informational interview that turned into a job offer? If so, how did you go about preparing for the informational interview?
I ask on behalf of my brother. By way of background, my brother is a mid-level NYC big law litigation attorney and is meeting up with a contact at a pharma company in a couple of weeks. My brother would love to work at this company, and graciously, this contact has offered to set up meetings with various attorneys in the legal department. Currently, there are no openings for the in-house legal team.
The wrinkle in this situation is that there are no U.S.-based attorney positions for the type of law my brother practices, but there are other litigation positions, which he would be interested in switching to. With all that in mind, he's a bit stumped as to how to approach meeting these attorneys. He realizes that he needs to get across his interest in the company, and more importantly, that he understands the needs/concerns of the company and can respond to them.
The goal = to impress the other side during his meeting so that when a job does open up, he has already made a great 1st impression
The question = What types of questions to ask/what type of preparation to do to show his knowledge of the business of the company?
(If there are any biglaw/in-house attorneys on this board, I'd love to hear your stories!)
Thanks!
Lara