advice for first informational interview

hi so i got a late start to the game for recruiting as i am a freshman but i sent out a first batch of emails to one bank last week and heard back from 2 of 4, luckily one of them is an executive head and he is willing to meet on thursday. Any advice on how to approach this as this is my first time? Also the other person responded saying they were too busy until end of july but to email any questions, is this worth it to pursue as it is hard to build a connection over emails or should I email back and if so how should I approach? edit: i’m also on track to graduate a year early so that’s why i’m stressed since i did not plan to recruit for anything before.

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Dude, it's june. If anything you're wayy too early to be pulling out coffee chats like this. 

 

Dude...it's june. You're wayy too late to be doing coffee chats right now. Most applications have already finished recruiting...

 

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