Boldly messaged the CEO of a consultancy asking to meet up

I sit on the board of a smaller consultancy with about 12 employees (helped turn it around financially since I bought a stake in it when I was in uni @ 19), and I have to say we've hired people like this before. The people who you meet that are just really interested in what you do are almost always worth bringing on board. As much as this won't make me at all popular on a student forum that enthusiasm alone can be worth more than having the right degree or whatever else might otherwise stand out on a CV.

My recommendation - bring a copy of your CV along to the meeting so he can take it away with him. Given the message you've sent it's unlikely he has the wrong idea, but you'll likely be in a better position to assess that than anyone here will.
Good luck!

Well I have issues with my appearance but I get told I'm pretty a lot.

How did your conversation on the train start? And its kinda strange he invited you to a hotel of all places

Dress professionally as if you were going to a job interview, talk to him as if he were your boss not a friend. And if he asks anything personal just say you have a boyfriend from the outset that way if he does suggest anything you have an excuse

We were sat next to each other on the tube and he told me I look kinda familiar, he then asked where I'm from

We were sat next to each other on the tube and he told me I look kinda familiar, he then asked where I'm from

Thanks for this. What do you think is the best way to sell myself?

I want to ask more about talent management division as well as tell him about the work I do in developing assessment and selection solutions.

Then I want to somehow find out if they have entry opportunities in consultancy

Unfortunately I'm one of those with the write qualifications on paper but I lack confidence in selling myself, even though I do my job quite well

Thanks for the advice, really helpful .

Yes I did wonder about that. Do business people ever meet at hotels?

Yes, all the time. The fact that you're meeting at a hotel bar/restaurant rather than a lowly coffee place or his office means that he's placed some importance on the meeting, well either that or he's got an expense account to max out before the end of the month and you've given him the perfect opportunity to do so.

Dress professionally as if it were an interview, carry yourself with decorum and above all, be respectful and polite if he does hit on you, he shouldn't but that is a possibility.

Yup. All internal important business meetings at his office are done at hotels.... He is the CEO and he wants to max out his own accounts... Some of the advice here is ridiculous. Good night

Looks totally professional to me. Delete the message from here though so he doesn't google it and find this!

I know this is cliched, but just be yourself.
You're interested in the work, so it shouldn't be any problem for you to hold a conversation about the subject and impress with what you know. Spend some time reading up on what this company does, and see if you can read up on their target markets so you can appear to have as much real experience and insight as possible

When's your coffee meeting anyway? I'm quite interested to hear the aftermath on this one.

Please post a follow up post. Want to see how this pans out!

What's wrong with an interview at his place, or a skype call


Jesus christ.

what if he looks and sees the other threads she's started lmao

Did he ever end up telling you who exactly you reminded him of? Sounds like a far too common pick up line.

There is clearly a flirtatious undercurrent here. It is your skill in manipulation which will determine whether you can convert that into a job offer while never letting his advances back you into a corner (hopefully not literally).

I am completely jealous as I know I will never be able to leverage my looks to secure an opportunity. Men have to rely on networking and the old school tie.