-: I guess mostly it's finance people.
It doesn't have to be.
I mean I've worked with people who are HR majors, what not.
But mostly it's finance.
And, too, it's a lot of, you gotta be proactive.
What I tell people is that no one's really responsible
for your career except for you, and you have to own it.
Otherwise no one else is probably
gonna have your best interest.
Unless you can find a really strong mentor
who can guide you in certain places.
Otherwise it's you.
So you have to be accountable, you have to proactive;
and when you're moving up the ladder in a sense,
if you can help someone else then you're helping yourself.
So you have to be willing to go out there and
ask for the work.
If you're sitting around with not much to do,
then say, "Hey, how can I help you?"
Or, "What can I do to help you out?"
Or, "What can I do to get things done?"
Then that's gonna kind of slowly develop,
and they you build that reputation that
goes along with your whole career.
When you're going out to meet new people or existing people,
you gotta prepare for it.
You can't just show up.
The worst question you can ask is say,
"Hey, tell me about what you do."
You know?
You should go in there with some sort of idea
of what they do, and start talking.
Drop a few key words about their industry and what not.
And if you can talk their industry
then you're gonna be credible, all right?
'Cause they talk to so many people
who have no idea what they do.
But the resources are out there.
Even a Google search, I mean you can get
the subscription to a D & B website
to where they give you a bunch of analysis.
But preparation's key.
So go in there with some sort of idea
of what they do, who you wanna talk to,
and what you wanna talk about.
Then outside of that it's responsiveness.
You get busy, and people sometimes aren't responsive,
or forget.
Because you have so many things going on
that if you don't track what you have going on
then you're gonna forget.