629: Getting Your Foot In The Door | Deep Dive

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Feb 24, 2022

Discover how to effectively get your foot in the door for job opportunities and relationships. Learn to align your skills with employer needs, avoiding common pitfalls. Explore the 'briefcase technique' for anticipating what others need before meetings. Get tips on crafting compelling cold emails to secure crucial introductions. Hear about building genuine relationships over self-promotion for long-term career benefits. Plus, enjoy humorous anecdotes and insights on navigating the evolving interplay between human creativity and AI.

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ANECDOTE

Ryan Holiday and Robert Greene

Ryan Holiday helped Robert Greene fix his vandalized Wikipedia page.
This act of service initiated their mentoring relationship.

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ADVICE

Focus on Their Needs

Focus on the other person's needs instead of your own wants.
Ask yourself how you can help them instead of how they can help you.

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The Briefcase Technique

Research the company and the person you're meeting with.
Identify their strengths, weaknesses, goals, and challenges to anticipate their needs.

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The Misalignment of Job Seekers and Employer Needs

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Navigating Job Applications and Self-Defined Roles

04:52 • 2min

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Building Relationships in Job Seeking

06:37 • 4min

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Creating Value Through Understanding Others' Needs

11:07 • 4min

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Winning Proposals: The Briefcase Technique

15:27 • 9min

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Mastering Meeting Interactions

24:32 • 7min

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Reflections on Cirque du Soleil and Corporate Culture

31:22 • 7min

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The Key to Making Connections and Future of AI

38:10 • 5min

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Jordan (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabe (@GabeMizrahi) take a deep dive into what you should do if you're looking for a new job or relationship and you want to know how to get your foot in the door -- while avoiding the mistakes that are liable to get that door slammed in your face.

What We Discuss:

How to make sure you're aligning the job you want to do with the employer who needs you to do it -- without wasting everyone's time in the process.
Why you should use Ramit Sethi's Briefcase Technique to anticipate what someone needs before you meet, and up the stakes when it comes time to negotiate terms.
The best resources to use and questions to ask yourself when you're doing research on someone in anticipation of a meeting.
A cold email script you can adapt for your purposes to maximize the chance of landing that crucial meeting.
How to create a relationship that will generate business for years to come even if your pitch doesn't close at the first meeting.
And much more...

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