Email marked as spam? Or just unlucky?
Hey monkeys,
I've got a question about networking - how can I tell if my email is marked as spam, vs if I'm just unlucky? Basically, I went on a New York networking trip (flew around 5 hours) a couple of weeks ago, and 9/10 networking emails I'd send out were responded to. The trip was awesome, I spoke to 20 bankers (all alumni), and I got some good looks at a couple of banks.
Ever since then, networking has been a GRIND. I've sent out 30+ emails this week to juniors, seniors, and bankers in locations other than NY, but I've gotten like 5 replies in total. Out of probably 10-15 bankers I've emailed (all alumni), I think that 1-2 have replied, and 3-4 students have replied out of 10-15 emails. Is this because of the coronavirus scare (everyone is hectic, it's confusing because they're switching to working at home, etc.), or is it because my email is getting caught by a spam filter?
Thank you all for your opinions. I'm just nervous because I had trips planned to a couple of cities that both got canceled (corona) so I feel like I need to be on top of networking in case I can't ever fly out. I send my emails anywhere from 9:00ish (when they get in the office) to 1:00 PM (because I know that the evenings/afternoon are when it gets busy). My email template is pretty decent, which is why I'd get 9-10 responses, but now it's dry like the Sahara desert and I'm sketched out.
my BB SA offer email went straight to my junk lol
Probably Corona. But also when sending emails you have to expect like around a 10% response rate. For alumni the rate is going to be much higher, but for everyone else it will likely be really low. If i am looking to schedule 7 calls or chats for the week, then I expect to send around 70 emails. That said, stuff is pretty hectic with corona so that is probably the main issue.
Dude have you seen the market?
Oh definitely. It's been freaking insane. I was out in New York when it dropped a ton, then had a dead cat bounce. On the day it crashed, I got 3 meetings. On the good day, I met with 10 bankers. I just think there's so much craziness that nothing is working out for anyone. One buddy called me at midnight last week as he was pulling numbers from Bloomberg because he had to work at home the next day, so I just wasn't sure if the "working from home" was going to be positive or extremely negative for networking efforts
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