I have a meet and greet next week with the partner in charge of the practice I'm applying for senior manager position in. Will I start off on his good side if I email him a summary of questions I have prior to meeting?

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Don’t be a weirdo

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Treat. Him. Like. A. Peer.


He will appreciate it

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No

Too eager

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Thanks everyone! It's what I was thinking, but needed the confirmation. The partners I work with now don't like to be blindsided and want information before meetings so I didn't know if that translated into job interviews...I'm new to this process!

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Don’t worry they will manage to bullshit their way out of whatever horse shit you are going to throw at them . They deal and roll in shit like this for living

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Send him the questions along with potential options for answers.. order/priortize the questions based on their impact on you. Also, include a view on key trends related to those questions.

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