Best hobbies/sports for networking?
I know that squash is overcoming golf as the #1 in some hubs on the east coast (esp. nyc), but what else is on the list? How do the traditional ones of golf / tennis / basketball currently rank? What are some hobbies/sports that are growing in popularity for networking? Cycling? MMA?
From quora -Which is the best sport for networking in the business world? -it mentions the growth of cycling for networking in the business world, had no idea.
Cycling is continuing to grow in popularity. Like golf because of the time commitment and expense required to take part in the activity it tends to self-select among folks who are at least somewhat affluent and have some control over their schedules. They also tend to be a pretty driven bunch, which is good or bad depending on how fit you are. :)
Also, how does it vary by location? (ie how big is squash on the west coast? do bankers in Toronto go curling together? do VC's in CA go surfing together?)







Golf is the absolute
Golf is the absolute no-brainer. Golf outings are by far the most common networking hobby in finance. Outings are very common between sell-side, buy-side, and company management. If you can't play at a passable level it could even hurt your career advancement.
Skiing, no doubt! But to get
Skiing, no doubt!
But to get the job and into the industry, I would say joining a gym / club of some sort in a finance area.
Basketball and golf are the
Basketball and golf are the basics, the rest are just gravy.
Bowser wrote: Golf is the
Golf is the absolute no-brainer. Golf outings are by far the most common networking hobby in finance. Outings are very common between sell-side, buy-side, and company management. If you can't play at a passable level it could even hurt your career advancement.
Yeah I know a few friends that have paid a lot of $ on golf instruction to get up to that "passable" level. One friend in particular said his boss told him if promoted it would be "necessary" for him to play golf with clients (and that he better be up-to-par (excuse the pun) by the time this promotion came around)
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squash is where it's @ if you
squash is where it's @ if you up in the NYC.
Kickball...not kidding.
Kickball...not kidding.
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Kickball...not kidding.
Dodgeball as well.
Started a thread on the same
Started a thread on the same topic about half a year ago: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/best-network...
I still think squash is the best networking sport. Quick games mean it's easier to find time to play and you have more potential partners. Games are also intense, potentially attracting more type-A people. Unlike golf and tennis, it can be easily played year-round. Finally, squash courts are available in almost all private city clubs.
Something that's really gaining in popularity is triathlon training/races. Well-suited for competitive people, especially as they age.
Not idea in the US, but
Not idea in the US, but fencing is a good one in Europe (i.e. expensive, trendy sport)
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Kickball...not kidding.
Dodgeball as well.
capture the flag?
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HighlyLeveraged wrote: Not
Not idea in the US, but fencing is a good one in Europe (i.e. expensive, trendy sport)
Cool didn't know, specifically which cities? or all over?
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Next year I will play college
Next year I will play college golf for a target school, will this be a plus when it comes to i-banking interviews since golf outings are so prevalent?
HighlyLeveraged wrote: Not
Not idea in the US, but fencing is a good one in Europe (i.e. expensive, trendy sport)
I suppose a lot of dorks do go into IB.
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Brazilian jiu jitsu
Don't be a geek, pick
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Squash? Fencing? No sir,
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musical instruments are good.
The reason golf > squash is
evilbyaccident wrote: Don't
melvvvar wrote: musical
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fishing?
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Studiofan wrote: Next year I
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One of my roommates got
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
GOLF + SQUASH = PROMOTION
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What about badminton?
Golf dominates any networking
I've only played golf a
To get better at golf, your
What is "yachting"?
^ it is like powerboating
Do it the Jimmy Cayne way.
Skeet shooting for the win.
Ice hockey. Half the game is
I'd differentiate between
I used to box with him
Drinking can be a sport
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cycling is getting
Poker?
golf, squash most of my MD's
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A lot of the European/South
polo, hittin THE gym (the one
What if you're athletically
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