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I broke into investment banking @jpmorgan (from a non-target school
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Here are my tips on using cold emails to help get a job, internship, or career advice -- THREADhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
Here are my tips on using cold emails to help get a job, internship, or career advice -- THREAD
1/ Knock-off the low hanging fruit first. Start by emailing people in your target industry that went to your college, high school, or are from the same place -- whatever might loosely link you together.
2/ Be BRIEF. Explain who you are, what you want, and why you think they can give it to you. If you want a 30 min call, say that, if you have specific questions that can be answered via email, outline them.
3/ Be direct. Outlining a specific ask is key, you want to make it as easy as possible for the person to help. If you& #39;re looking to get a job, state that clearly and include the role you& #39;re applying for if it& #39;s publicly available. If you& #39;re looking for advice, say that.
4/ Do your research. The more homework you do on the person you& #39;re emailing, the more well-targeted your note will be. Make it clear that you know what they do and that you think they can help you because of something specific to their background.
5/ Be (politely) persistent. People are busy, they forget to respond to emails and often overlook emails from people they don& #39;t know. Don& #39;t follow-up once a day but follow-up once or twice at polite intervals. If they don& #39;t respond after 2-3 emails, move on.
6/ Cast a wide net. Not everyone is receptive to cold emails, so email a decent number of people and expect to get a low response rate. If you email 10 people and get 2 responses, that& #39;s excellent.
7/ Follow-up. Many times people will provide help or assistance and then the person they helped will never follow-up. Don& #39;t be that person. Let the person know how they helped and thank them -- maybe by keeping them in the loop you& #39;ll build a long-term relationship.
What am I missing?
