The Career Builder's Podcast

Informational Interviews and Meet & Greet Culture with Theresa Helmer

Episode Summary

Theresa Helmer, Director of Social Media Marketing Strategy for Walt Disney Television, talks about how to best conduct informational interviews and network advantageously to boost your career.

Episode Notes

Topics Covered

• Theresa Helmer - Director of Social Media Strategies at Walt Disney Television 
  • www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-h-a0737030/
• This is a great time to be building connections
• Theresa's career story
• What it's like to be on the receiving end of connection requests
• What is meet & greet culture?
• How to encourage your team to meet more people
• Mistakes people make when approaching people for informational interviews
• A new take on "it's all about who you know"
• Traits/skills Theresa has utilized to find success in her career so far
• Theresa's favourite Disney movie
• The importance of asking for help and sharing your perspective