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Be genuine. Listen. Answer succinctly and directly. Be positive. Ask for recommendations for connections. Ask about his experiences, good and bad with the firm. Enjoy the time. Wish I had it
Thank you for your answer!
Congratulations! That is so great.
EY1 gave great advice. I would just add - don’t be afraid to speak about what you’re passionate about. Kelly is wonderfully warm and normal and is really focused on changes we need to make to evolve the firm for the future and make it attractive to top talent. I believe she even lurks here once in a while. :)
But would Kelly admit it if it were her 🤔
Twist: Partner 1 is in fact Kelly lurking - now she knows OP asked for advice and will assess OPs ability to execute on said advice
What if OP is not the one picked, but framing someone
Mind your table manners and don’t drink too much
Ask them to pull your finger. They’ll never forget you.
Just whatever you would talk about at a regular dinner
Wear a funny T-shirt
Note: this is a joke
Get hammered
Ask about lunch
Ask about her career journey and what she learned and was challenged by. It should provide a window to provide reflections of your own on how to improve yourself and the firm. I’ve worked with Kelly some and she’s incredibly warm, personable, and self-effacing. She’s smart as a whip too, but hopefully that’s obvious
Be authentic. Don’t try too hard. See if you can find one common interest to hook outside of work
What’s the second prize? Two dinners with him?
Why do you think it’s a him and not a her???? You need to get a training on unconscious bias
Hey OP, come back and update us on how it goes. I think everyone would love hearing about your experience.
Great idea, I will update after the dinner. The dinner will most likely be held in the new year.
Odd that EY2 felt the need to correct BCG but not EY1 who commented “him” first
The comments don’t always pop up in order/at all, so they could have missed it.
How did u win that? I want to have dinner with Kelly too!
Great to hear. And congrats on attending milestones and moving up to the next level in your career!
Don’t drink - it’s always gotten me in trouble - let them talk and be ready to answer the - what you love about working at EY and if asked what you don’t like - be very careful with what you say. Know in advance what pet programs or initiatives they’re behind - be careful
Bring a cool *small* gift from your base city
Great idea, something small and personalized would mean a lot.
Make a move. Maybe you’ll get lucky😍
I’d anticipate a few questions she might ask... what do you love about EY? what should I/we (leadership team) start or stop doing? If you could change one thing about EY what would it be?
Goals! I would love dinner with Kelly. Hope you enjoy it :)
I’m sure I will! Thanks :)