Originally posted by PAH
View Post
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
I'm taking a meeting
Collapse
X
-
-
Originally posted by alreadypacked View PostGood tip, haven't even looked at clients websiteCoffee's for closersComment
-
Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostPost a link to it here, we can help compile your revision listComment
-
Originally posted by Pondlife View PostDodgy Agent hacked your account again SC?Coffee's for closersComment
-
Originally posted by alreadypacked View PostGood tip, haven't even looked at clients website
It's one of the first things I do. Tells you a lot about the company, including how crap an organisation they may be.
i.e. if the website is muddled, poor, or full of typical BS then chances are the people will be too.
Depends on the size of the company. You may get lucky and be working with a good team while the rest are a shambles.Feist - 1234. One camera, one take, no editing. Superb. How they did it
Feist - I Feel It All
Feist - The Bad In Each Other (Later With Jools Holland)Comment
-
i tend to go one step more and once i've digested their website check out their competitors. you're looking for financial data, news, strategy - things to help you understand in advance what problems they have and what the questions they will ask actually mean to them. I never bring notes or scraps of paper but will bring my laptop if they need to see examples or demos or whatever. only bring it out if it seems necessary. a small notebook and pen is useful sometimes or can make you look like an inspector, or an idiot... depends on the type of meeting it is, what is being said and whether it needs to be recorded. if it turns out you need to take notes make sure you can access it quickly. otherwise eyes and contact and expression and understanding and asking good questions is far more important. good luck!Comment
-
Originally posted by Churchill View PostAs you're taking it up a notch, don't forget the chocolate hob-knobs for your trolley.
Comment
-
Originally posted by DS23 View Posti tend to go one step more and once i've digested their website check out their competitors. you're looking for financial data, news, strategy - things to help you understand in advance what problems they have and what the questions they will ask actually mean to them. I never bring notes or scraps of paper but will bring my laptop if they need to see examples or demos or whatever. only bring it out if it seems necessary. a small notebook and pen is useful sometimes or can make you look like an inspector, or an idiot... depends on the type of meeting it is, what is being said and whether it needs to be recorded. if it turns out you need to take notes make sure you can access it quickly. otherwise eyes and contact and expression and understanding and asking good questions is far more important. good luck!
BTW A notepad and pen is good for drawing diagrams if you need to elaborate on something."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
-
Originally posted by alreadypacked View PostA question for you few who have done this, the rest I know will chip in.
Ok meeting this week with potential new (direct) client, moving up the food chain.
Some help required on the checklist.
Checklist
Suit ok
Business card Fail
What else do I need to sort out?Comment
-
Originally posted by keninparis View PostAs mentioned earlier, can't comment on this one as need clarification on the issue. Maybe it's one of those 'requirement gathering' problems?
Why not have another drink and forget about it.Comment
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Streamline Your Retirement with iSIPP: A Solution for Contractor Pensions Sep 1 09:13
- Making the most of pension lump sums: overview for contractors Sep 1 08:36
- Umbrella company tribunal cases are opening up; are your wages subject to unlawful deductions, too? Aug 31 08:38
- Contractors, relabelling 'labour' as 'services' to appear 'fully contracted out' won't dupe IR35 inspectors Aug 31 08:30
- How often does HMRC check tax returns? Aug 30 08:27
- Work-life balance as an IT contractor: 5 top tips from a tech recruiter Aug 30 08:20
- Autumn Statement 2023 tipped to prioritise mental health, in a boost for UK workplaces Aug 29 08:33
- Final reminder for contractors to respond to the umbrella consultation (closing today) Aug 29 08:09
- Top 5 most in demand cyber security contract roles Aug 25 08:38
- Changes to the right to request flexible working are incoming, but how will contractors be affected? Aug 24 08:25
Comment