advice on calling with managing partner?

Mathew_M_PerryHi guys,

Last week I cold emailed a managing partner of a boutique, who also had an engineering education background like me. I just received his reply email in which he agrees to have a phone call with me and give me some advice.

Since I am pretty much a rookie on this, I am wondering what kinds of questions would be suitable to ask. Can I ask him about internship/job openings? I did mention that I am currently looking for internship in my email. Besides, should I prepare for technical questions?

Any advice would be appreciated!

I reached out to a managing partner once; he set me up with an interview. In a small firm, the top guy can do whatever he wants: connecting well might take you places.

On the face of it, I wouldn't expect technical questions. You emailed him asking for advice, and he has underlings to do the dirty work of interviewing. He gets to stick to the fun stuff - namely, getting to know you. I would focus my prep on researching his firm, the types of deals/work they do, and build up as much of a conversational baseline as you can. The higher level you can carry the discussion, the further you'll get into the deal meat of a great discussion, and this is the foundation of a positive relationship.

Good luck man.