I have an old high school teammate I found on LinkedIn that's an Associate for MBB, when I reached out to him he said he would meet me for lunch next week.
I understand I may not be MBB material but I want to maximize this opportunity.
After getting caught up, I plan on talking to him about his route to MBB, his time at Darden, and my work experience and how I can add value as an exp hire for a contact/call center/operations group for a smaller firm.
For those of you who are already in the Consulting world; Would it be tacky to bring him my resume/CoverLetter to review and help?? What kind of value do you see in meeting with someone in my situation and how can I make sure it's not a complete waste of time?
Thanks in advance!
sounds like he just wants to talk/catch up. You need to re-establish the friendship so they know you are not just looking for resume help. He may ask you to email it to him later. If you can bring your resume concealed somehow, then might as well bring it.
Do not bring it. You can email it later just as easily. Create a connection before you ask for a job. Talk about your life, his life, his career, your career. Then simply ask how you could do it.
"I have an old high school teammate I found on LinkedIn that's an Associate for MBB, when I reached out to him he said he would meet me for lunch next week."
I did the same thing. Met him after work for 'a beer.' Started out real business casual, light conversation, talked shop etc. Its only natural that your old sports camaraderie will kick in and when the waitress / bar tender asks if you want another round defer to him. Any luck and you'll end up with a $300 tab at a dive bar, be completely shit housed and end up hitting on a late 30-something who went to a rival prep school. Needless to say the guy went from being an old teammate / linkedin connection to being my friend. Just let the night run its course and read the situation. You'll be fine.
All I'm saying is just start off with your work face on and let the casual conversation take over. At the end of the day anyone in their late 20's or early 30's who is working a tough job just wants to cut loose and remember the good old days from time to time. Talk about the coach who was a real ball buster, what your teammates are doing now, what its like at his shop. The shop topic will inevitably lead to a laundry list of complaints about the shit day he had and then the booze will start flowing. At that point just be a 'bro' and have fun with the guy. Remind him that hes still a cool young guy and that he didn't sell every piece of his soul once he started working.
Well with us doing lunch and both returning to work I don't see getting shitfaced nor $300 bar tabs acruing...
CWM were you able to leverage a job with this new friend?
He offered to drop my resume but I wasn't really interested.
Next time try to aim for a happy hour or post work meet up. Meeting someone in the middle of the work day pretty much guarantees that their mind will be somewhere else when you're speaking with them. If you hit it off your face time will be cut short etc. etc.
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