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Week 4 of 8 · Run the Search

Referrals & Behavioral Stories

Objective: Calls that lead to the next door, and 8 stories chosen for uniqueness, not impressiveness.

Numbers this week
Emails sent (cumulative)
250
Calls completed
5
Stories
8 recorded
Externships
Applications submitted

What we teach

  • The referral close. Never ask for a referral directly: ask who else would be good to hear from.
  • Staying warm for months: the check-in note, the update when you act on their advice, and handling a "no" gracefully.
  • Mining stories from the Week 1 self-questions. The best stories are usually the ones students think are too small.
  • The structure: situation, what you did, what changed, what you learned. One story, many questions.
  • Recording stories out loud. A story you've only written isn't ready yet.
  • Externship applications: the recorded video and the live interview, rehearsed the same way we rehearse internship interviews.

Live reps

Practice the close until it sounds natural, then role-play the awkward "no." Each student tells two stories; peers guess which question each one answers.

Your 60-minute 1:1 this week

Walk through every call so far (did the close happen, who's owed a follow-up), then line-by-line edits on the weakest two stories.

The weekly minimum

50 new sequenced emails · every follow-up due this week · tracker updated by Sunday night

Deliverables

  • 250 total sent
  • 5 calls completed
  • First intro earned
  • 8 stories written, recorded, and mapped
  • Externship applications submitted

Coach questions

  • Did you use the close on every call? Which one did you skip, and why?
  • Which of your 8 stories could only have happened to you?
  • Which question on the map has no story yet?
For parents

What parents will see this week

Your student has 8 recorded stories ready for interviews, the first introduction in the tracker, and externship applications submitted.

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