What are some good topics to talk about at a meeting with a manager?

Question

Say I am an intern and I have an informal meeting with my manager's manager. A meeting more about getting to know one another.

Answer 1

If you're an intern, have a lot of questions ready. You can ask:

1. How long have they been in the company?

2. Have they always been in this line of business?

3. Where do they think the future of this industry lies?

Don't fire them off like a machine gun though. Only rely on them if they don't take the lead. Allow them to lead initially then come in with your own questions.

If the conversations fails to flow after this then you can dig a little deeper -

4 Do they have far to come in the morning?

5. have they always lived in the area

Answers to all of these questions will lead to more questions - so look out for the links and opportunities.

Be yourself, don't force it, just let it flow!! The pressure is on them to make the conversation work.

Good Luck!

michael

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