“How was your trip here?”
■“Other than a four hour delay with my connecting flight, it
was fine. I’m sure you have travel experience in today’s
skies and know the routine. I have learned to always fly
with a good book—just in case.”
■“Because travel is such a big part of my job as a sales rep, I
am used to schlepping and waiting. If you aren’t going to
be flexible and relaxed about changes and delays, you are
going to experience a lot of grief while traveling. I love
traveling and experiencing new places.
■“My trip in was great. I took the train instead of flying. I find
trains more relaxing. I was able to read a few business
magazines on the trip. I read some interesting reports
about one of your competitors in today’s business section.
Did you know that XYZ Company was being bought out by
ABC?”
“How is your summer going so far?”
■“Right now my job search is taking up most of my time. I
am spending at least six to eight hours a day working on
leads and networking. I have been able to get away for a
couple of weekends, and that was really relaxing. How
about yours?”
■“Summer seems to be flying by. I don’t know where the
weeks have gone. I took one week at the beginning of the
summer to go to visit relatives in California, but since then I
have been really busy at work. How about you? Have you
been able to take any time off?”
■“It’s been going great so far. I have been taking time off
from my job search one day a week and going somewhere
that I typically don’t go during the week. I really find it
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