Pre-FT Meeting with Headhunter?

Hi all, I have an intro meeting with a reputable headhunter next week but given that I just finished my IB internship and haven't even started FT yet, I'm wondering how to prepare for this. What should I expect for them to ask? Should I research their different clients and mention which ones I would be interested in? Totally clueless here, any help would be very much appreciated!

EDIT: This is not a shitpost I seriously am in this situation and need help

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wtf headhunters are contacting interns who just accepted ft offers now??? this is insane

 

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