I wanted to touch base with some alumni, as well as follow up with some alum I have not talked to for a while during the Thanksgiving occasion (just to have an excuse). anyone has recommendation on what I should write in the email, to make it personal but also not too uncomfortable/fake. Thanks!
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Getting an email about work over Thanksgiving dinner is an auto-ding.
It is ok to just say hello and wish good holiday season right? OP didn't mention anything about talking about jobs in the email, just touch base and send some greetings, I'd think that is ok.
I'd say it sounds thinly veiled at best, unless you have a good relationship with your contacts (i.e. they're like a mentor to you, or via family/close friend connections). Even if it's not your intention, it still seems like attempts at schmoozing. Look, if I got an email from a college kid I met only a few weeks ago via informational interview wishing me a happy Thanksgiving and asking "how's it going"... I'm going to delete the damn thing. Bother me some time when I'm not trying to take a break from the onslaught of communication and obligation?
That -may- just be me, though.
Wait until Monday, or better yet, Tuesday. Boomerang for Gmail exists for a reason.
is waiting 3 years and 5 days the optimal thanksgiving networking strategy? No harm in trying, what have I got to lose right?
Best time after Thanksgiving break to send out cold email (Originally Posted: 11/26/2014)
What is the best time to send out cold email after Thanksgiving?
The 2nd week after the break so that people can recover from lost time or should I just send out the cold email on Tuesday/Wednesday after Thanksgiving to get people in good mood?
Seriously? The best time to send the email is yesterday.
Otherwise just send it on the Monday immediately following. It's just an email...you can always follow up if you need to.
I just sent them today to two recruiters and got a quick response from one.
Recruiters were from the same BB's by the way but different location.
Exactly what @"Will M" said. The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the second best time is now.
Networking Over Thanksgiving? (Originally Posted: 11/25/2016)
What are your thoughts on sending networking emails over thanksgiving? Some have said it's a bad idea, but there are potentially benefits to doing so as well. People are generally in a more festive mood, aren't as busy, etc.
Opinions?
Terrible idea.
Absolutely terrible idea. People do read their emails, so I don't think emailing over a holiday will catch anyone that wouldn't have responded on a workday. The only thing it will do is make people mad because they are enjoying a holiday with their family and see their blackberry blinking and it turns out to just be some kid cold-emailing. I did a fair bit of cold-emailing when I was trying to break into SA programs but was always firmly of the opinion that it should only be done on weekdays during business hours.
The "benefits" you speak of are not benefits. Like others have said, it's a terrible idea.
I can't understand your line of thinking here. You think because they're feeling festive and aren't as busy, that they'd be more willing to help you out?
No. The last thing these people want to see while they're enjoying some time off is some random email from you.
are you serious?
think for a second, please. do you want any emails from random kids on a holiday from your shitty-ass 100hr job to talk about the one thing you promised yourself to forget? not even a single ugly fatfuck spending thanksgiving by themselves would want something like this.
while i support networking, there are many things that, if someone thought to use a brain first, should never be done. take a couple minutes and think...common sense, use it! you're smart, apply it!
Harsh reaction... I've been speaking w/ a couple of people today about opportunities. I guess some people get bored on the train/plane/car home. A cold call might be a different story, but don't underestimate the boredom of holidays for people with personality disorders geared towards banking...
Small upside, big downside. Decide as you wish.
It just really depends... doesn't it?
See: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/touch-basefollow-up-with-alumni-d… I got my first cold-email today from a kid at my alma mater doing the "I'm really interested in consulting, can I ask you some questions? Can you tell me what you do in consulting?". I deleted it.
Ughh... First year analyst with an attitude. You just barely got in the door yourself, and now you are shutting it in someone's face!
The other side of that is that they really didn't give a shit to hear what you had to say about consulting. They wanted to know if your company was hiring and obviously not if you deleted the e-mail. I'd say that was mission accomplished with efficiency by both parties.
not a good idea.
trololololol
Wait until Christmas, more opportunity for you then.
No, bad.
Try it and report back.
Would YOU read and respond to some kid's email over Thanksgiving? I agree with all of the above, stupid ass idea.
Please do not email anyone until Monday. I don't understand how people are reaching out to grab coffee this week. Everyone was trying to get out of the office yesterday and everyone is working remotely tomorrow.
Terrible idea.
I actually had to send out a bunch of emails after I got out of exams on Tuesday...I figured I should just wait for Monday so some poor chap doesn't have to leave late on Wednesday or worry about taking care of some bullshit on Friday.
The working man doesn't get a lot of days to spend with his undersexed wife and his rebellious kids with facebook mobile up their anus. The one day he gets, I'm going to do everything in my power to maximize its efficiency. This is my gift to everyone. Happy holidays
I networked on Christmas morning once. Cold called a dude's cellphone. Thank god he was still drunk.
I'd wait until Monday for sure. If you have to send something today (Sunday) that is probably fine, but honestly there is no way your networking can't take 5 days off.
Be smart, time your emails with Boomerang for Gmail.
Do not.
Nothing better than your blackberry buzzing during a Thanksgiving meal. You feel a slight moment of panic, and then realize it's just a college kid emailing you. You smilingly delete the email as you curse the mother of the person who interrupted one of 5 days of peace each year.
On an another note, received an email from the MD at 4:45 pm asking us if we will be free to discuss a project on Friday or Monday. Stupid ass associate said yes for Friday and now I have to bring my sorry ass into work on the only Friday where I could have took off..... silly rant and unrelated to your post...... it's a stupid idea to email anyone on Thursday through Sunday if it's not super urgent / important.
The only networking appropriate is when recruiters send you a nice Thanksgiving note.
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