Coffee Chat with Recruiter - not consultant

I have a coffee chat with a recruiter coming up, and I'm wondering how I should go about it in that he isn't a consultant himself. So I can't really ask much about the day-to-day experience, cases, etc. What would you advise me to talk about/ask? Thanks!

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^ While the above advice is good and you should prepare that way, I have had plenty of recruiters who were airheads. For these you have to try to ask more about general processes, what the internship program is like, mentorship programs etc. It's honestly difficult to go through these sometimes but be prepared to adapt the conversation.

 

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