Here are some sound do’s and don’ts.
by Robert Fligel, CPA
Fligel
Let’s face, this is a really tough economy and it’s very difficult to find a new job opportunity. What that means is more and more people are networking like crazy with family, friends, former co workers and the like. One of the natural outgrowths of this is the informational or exploratory meeting.
If you are having an informational job interview as part of your job search there are steps you should take to make the process more of a two way exchange of information. This will allow the company to learn about your expertise while allowing you to lean how the company may benefit your career. Here are some sound do’s and don’ts.
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Some CPAs are ahead of the curve. Here’s one of them.
Kathleen Huston, head of McGuire Williams CPAs, posts:
Huston
Ah, how do you make tax meetings less painful and less dry? Meet and greet at Starbucks. You get to swill some tasty java while giving some sage tax advice. This is the new meeting place chosen by the Gen-X society. So, I decided to GO WITH THE FLOW.
On Wednesday or Friday when I am already working remotely, I schedule meetings with those clients who are the city dwellers and many don’t even own a car.
First thing they want to know when scheduling a meeting is where the nearest Metro station is. Of course, our office is about 1 mile from the Springfield Metro. Not a walk in the park!
And since I need my daily Starbucks hit in the afternoon, a meeting at Starbucks is pretty palatable in my book. There is one close to my remote office and right at the Metro stop.
So, there I sit today across from a new tax client. We are both sipping coffee and typing away on our laptops. Then I swap my data stick between laptops.
And we had never met either, but he had our website page on his laptop screen when I got there. My bio and picture let him know who I was. I was no strange face in the crowd.
So, get connected … who needs an office anyway?
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