u/Remote-Departure2009

I am a junior in engineering. I connected with a recent grad of my school working in the area I'm interested in, and he gave me the contact of a senior engineer at a huge engineering company who also works in that area. After emailing, he agreed to call / chat next week, and I'm quite excited and nervous.

What do you think I should try to gain from this call? I obviously know better than to directly ask for a referral / job, and I have a couple questions I want to ask, but do you have any overarching advice or guidance for how to make the most of this opportunity and future networking opportunities?

I am a junior in engineering. I connected with a recent grad of my school working in the area I'm interested in, and he gave me the contact of a senior engineer at a huge engineering company who also works in that area. After emailing, he agreed to call / chat next week, and I'm quite excited and nervous.

What do you think I should try to gain from this call? I obviously know better than to directly ask for a referral / job, and I have a couple questions I want to ask, but do you have any overarching advice or guidance for how to make the most of this opportunity and future networking opportunities?

Hi.

I'm a sophomore in engineering and I've been emailing around about research work in the department. One professor got back to me saying she was too busy but I could meet with her grad student. After reaching out to him, he offered to meet me later this week.

I've never done this before, so I don't know what to expect honestly. Will this be more of a casual chat or something like an interview? Is this a good sign in terms of getting the role? Literally any words of wisdom would be appreciated.

I'm a sophomore in engineering. I emailed a professor about doing research in her group this summer/fall. She replied saying she didn't have time but pointed me to one of her PhD students, and that grad student offered to meet in person this week.

I've never done a meeting like this before. Is it more of an interview vibe or just a chill conversation? How much should I prep? Do I actually need to read his papers or is that overkill for a first meeting? And what kinds of questions should I be ready to answer vs. ask?

Any advice from grad students who've been on the other side of this would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi.

I'm a sophomore in engineering and I've been emailing around about research work in the department. One professor got back to me saying she was too busy but I could meet with her grad student. After reaching out to him, he offered to meet me later this week.

I've never done this before, so I don't know what to expect honestly. Will this be more of a casual chat or something like an interview? Literally any words of wisdom would be appreciated.

I know Professor Margaret Fleck frequents the reddit so I must say you are the goat.