Feeling Behind on Coffee Chats

Current sophomore recruiting for ib, and went to a target school. I know now is the peak time for coffee chats, but I have only had ~10 chats with analysts across all firms since mid-september when I kick off networking. I have sent out about 100 emails excluding follow ups. I know we should be shooting around 40-50 chats by the end of the cycle and I realized it will be very difficult to reach that number given my current pace. Would appreciate any color on how to increase response rate and if it is acceptable to reaching out to associates/vp/senior people and non-alums!

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thank you for the advice! Could you elaborate a bit on doing smt different? I try to always add in 1-2 line customized to the person’s experiences, but also want to avoid sending out essays.

 

I really don’t know. Maybe google their name and sees what comes up. Have had some kids tell me that they are interested in the sports I played in HS which is a better effort and I took those calls, idk tho

 

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