<aside> 🎉 Your cold contact responded to your request, and is open to a quick phone call!

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Now what?

First, congratulate yourself on a job well done! You've advocated for yourself and given yourself a chance to become more than a resume to your potential new team. 🤸🏻‍♂️ Well done! 🤸🏻‍♂️

You have two goals with your informational interviews:

• ⭐ Goal #1 is to make a new friend, simple as that!
• ⭐ Goal #2 is to drive the conversation to your interest in the company.

If you do just one thing make sure you ask this question

<aside> 🗣️ I recently applied to the open Role Title at Company Name and am even more excited about the potential of working at the company after chatting with you! How would you recommend I stand out in the application process?

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Post informational interview

Send a thank you letter that same day!

• ✉️ Sample Thank you

No matter what comes of the talk, make a calendar 📅 reminder to follow up with this person in the next 1 - 2 months. Consider sending them an article about something related to your conversation or a quick snapshot of a project you are working on.

• See if they need any support on anything, as appreciation for them taking time to chat with you a few months ago.
• Keeping connections alive is as important as making new ones. You never know what being top of mind can do for you in the future!