Will your recruiter help you create a 30/60/90-day plan? The short answer is yes–especially if it’s an external recruiter whose paycheck depends on you getting the job.
What’s the catch? The key word is ‘help.’ You will have to get the ball rolling by asking the right questions to get the recruiter to share with you what they believe and know about the company and the job. Then the recruiter can point you in the right direction for your research on the company.
Here are some basic questions to ask your recruiter to help you create a killer 30/60/90-day plan:
- What’s the greatest challenge for the position?
- Why is the position open?
- What has to happen for the role to be successful?
- Who has been hired for this position before?
- What made them successful at it (or not)?
These concepts are huge. They are going to help you think strategically about the role and create a plan of attack that will ultimately result in your success.
A good recruiter will be able to answer questions for you because of what they know about their client company and what they’ve learned from conversations with them about this job. They can point you to essential resources–not just the company’s corporate page, but possibly a summary of the company, white papers on company products or services, and other things like that. (Don’t forget to check out the company’s LinkedIn page, too.)
It’s a great idea to have the recruiter review and critique the plan before you present it in the interview. The input you get from your recruiter could easily be what makes you superior to all other candidates and get you the job offer.
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