6 months of failure
In college, I spent 6 months trying to land a summer internship. After getting rejected from over a hundred companies, I almost gave up. Then, I landed a role at an a16z-backed startup.
The best part is when I first reached out, a recruiter rejected me stating that there weren't any open roles. That was no reason to stop trying! I cold messaged the VP of sales, got him on the phone, and convinced him to create a role for me.
Here's how:
1. I spent 20 minutes of the time listening & asking questions to understand his needs:
- "what are you quarterly goals?"
- "what challenges are you facing trying to hit those goals?"
- "what's something that needs to get done that never does?"
2. After each reply, I dug into his answers to understand exactly what he meant and try to identify root causes of problems.
3. I spent the next 9 minutes sharing why I would be the right person to solve those problems.
4. I spent the last minute asking if we could set up more time and finding time on our calendars while I had him on the phone.
5. I emailed a follow up right after shared a few specific things I could do to solve his problems. (Shared below)
There's no reason YOU can't try this too!
Feel free to reply if you have qs (:
-Kareem
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kareem-abukhadra-982087135/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KareemAbukhadra
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