Catch-Up Calls W/ Senior Industry Contacts

How do you guys feel its best to approach these? You've already had an initial conversation about background, the industry, and their group. Non-work topics can seem kind of unnatural at times (depending on the contact).

I usually update them on school/professional life. Ask them for advice on how to best approach the opportunity or job I have coming up. Maybe ask some questions about recruiting time line.

What do you guys think?

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