How to do this
So this question is probably silly, but I am really not familiar with business etiquette.
There is this investment management competition (for first year uni students) coming up in my country. This would be the national finals next week, and one of the biggest botiques is a sponsor for this competition - in fact, the Head of Research guy of this firm will be there, as a member of the judges. I would really want to secure a summer internship with them, and I think I got all the right credentials (a good, foreign uni, work exp with a big national bank, ECs).
There will be a 30 min lunch break during the finals, and I was thinking of doing the following:
I just simply would walk up to this guy, introduce myself, tell like a one minute background of myself, tell how I really like their company, that I would want to spend the summer working for them for free,
- in fact, I have been following them for a long time and they are the best in what they do in our country; I even won a t-shirt from them with the firm's name on it, it was a small guessing the price stuff like WSO holds, on their facebook site. They stopped doing these kind of "contests" a long time ago, so I guess if I'd show the T-shirt to him it would kind of validate that my interest with them goes way back) -
and give my motivation letter (specifically written for this particular company) and CV to him.
I was wondering if it is OK to do the above? Also if I am done with the above, then what? What should I say to him? Like "thank you for hearing me out" and then what? Also am I really approaching this the wrong way?
Thanks a lot!
I have to ask this. How would you "show the T-shirt to him"?
Just after I gave my CV and motivational letter to him, I'd show the T-shirt in my hands. Is this really unprofessional?:/
Yes. Although if you wore the t-shirt under your dress shirt and then ripped it off like a rage-filled Hulk Hogan just before he's about to give a Leg Drop, then that may work. At the very least will leave a lasting impression.
Leave the t-shirt in the dorm room, introduce yourself, ask relevant questions on opportunities / experience, avoid playing a one-sided game of grab ass, get a business card, follow-up with relevant people (he's likely too senior to give you too much time and therefore see if there are juniors at the company that you can speak with as well), etc. Overall, need to be professional and make a good impression while getting the relevant info you need to understand how the process works (which he may not be aware of). Avoid the one sided dialogue on how you'll be the best employee that firm will ever have and that they're the greatest thing since sliced bread; if it's like investment banking he hears that all day at those type of events and, quite frankly, they/you aren't. You can still get your point across in a concise way that you're interested in opportunities and focused on this particularly company for x, y, z reasons. I'm going to presume that there will be lots of people trying to speak with guy as well so not sure how time you'll have. Hopefully that somewhat helps, others will likely have different views.
Could I do the first one or you were joking, like wearing it under and then show it to him? lol
Thanks for your tips!
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