How to Know the High Executive of a Company That You Are Interested In
Updated:2008/04/28
How to 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 your not a waste of their valuable
time while also maintaining the highest professional standards is
crucial to getting to yourself an offer.
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 your 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.