Emailing MDs for lateral positions
What is the collective street thought on emailing MDs for open lateral postings?
Would they get annoyed? Or would they bite?
Cold emailing. No shared background.
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If they get annoyed what’s there to lose? You don’t have the job anyway?
Happens all the time - they'll just forward it to HR or someone on their team for them to speak to you. Worth a shot.
Didn’t you post this same question earlier today?
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