I guess I don't understand using the letter + doorman. Why don't you just have coffee with him and talk? Writing a letter is so impersonal - you don't know what

I guess I don't understand using the letter + doorman. Why don't you just have coffee with him and talk? Writing a letter is so impersonal - you don't know what he wants, what he's good at, etc. Your advice is great if he wants to do what you think he wants to do. It's not so great if he really wants to do something else completely. It just seems so much easier to say, "So, Michael - tell me what you want to do."