Follow-up to someone who did not respond
Hey All,
I have been using this forum's tips and have managed to chat on the phone/ arrange meetings with a couple of bankers by cold e-mailing. Thanks for the help!
However, I have also had a lot of bankers just not respond to my cold e-mail. I think I should follow up ( they might have been busy or forgot) by sending them another e-mail. However, I am not sure how to phrase it exactly. Haven't found much specific help on this issue on the forums as well :/. So, How would you write an e-mail to a banker that did not respond to your original e-mail?
I was thinking about forwarding the original e-mail and attaching some kind of note, but not sure how to phrase it
Thanks in advance!
Ungrateful Bitch,
I decided to grace you with opportunity to speak with me and you had the audacity to spurn me? Fortunately, I have a kind soul and have decided to grant you one final opportunity to speak with me. If you do not present yourself to me within a fortnight then I will be forced to cease contact with you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Your Supreme Overlord, Wdupguy
Works 100% of the time sometimes. Guaranteed.
Yeah I just used that template earlier and have been having a lot of success! MD's immediately replied and got 4 offers and counting
60% of the time, it works all the time!!
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I would reply to the previous message and write assuming that I know that the person saw the 1st mail and meant to respond to you but had a muscle spasm instead which caused them to delete your mail for good. After which, they cried their eyes out at having missed the one and only chance to get in touch with you. In my second message I would stress slightly more on how my topic of interest applies to them - maybe even stroke their ego a bit. My message would be:
hi XYZ,
'just writing to see if you can spare some time to chat with me about ABC. It appears that you have spent an awful amount of time pigeonholing yourself into this niche. I would rather learn from you instead of committing career suicide like you. Let me know when we can chat.
Regards, Me
I am serious about the above (except the slight exaggeration). Also, try using nicer language than my draft.
Haha thanks
assuming these guys are higher ups, they probably have secretaries. if you don't get a response after 2 weeks of sending the follow up email, call the office, ask for the secretary, tell them who you are (not looking to sell him something), and ask the best way to get in contact (method, day, and time). she could say "oh he gets stuff like this all the time, he just doesn't meet with students," or "he's in a coma" or "he poops at around this time, hold on for 10 minutes," "he's got a big deal going on, should close in a month," whatever the answer is, remember it or write it down. you could've just been emailing him at the busiest time of day and he could've deleted your email because it came at an inopportune time, but you won't know unless you ask. for example, if you're looking to get into trading and you're always emailing the guy at 5pm when he's trying to settle out everything, it's guaranteed your email will get lost in the deluge coming in around that time. likewise, if you tried to call a bank analyst at 7am this week, you'd get the stiff arm (earnings season). be mindful of their workday, and if you have no success, ask their secretary for help. I'd hope she'd be sympathetic and help out a kid. if not, fuck that firm and move down your list.
Thanks brofessor! Yeah, I sent out my first round of e-mails a week and a half ago and got like a 20% response rate; everyone who responded was really nice! Now, I want to send a nice follow up e-mail to the 80% who didn't respond and am not sure how to phrase it.
I know all bankers are really busy and a lot might not want to help some random kid, but I'm also sure some of them who would be willing to help were just swamped and ended up not responding, so I'm following up
that's the right attitude. also, 1.5 weeks ago was July 4th week, not a good idea to email then. if I were you, I'd phrase it like this:
Hello douche,
I hope you had a nice July 4th! I know you are busy, and I will not take much of your time. [whatever you said in the prior email about getting together, say it here, only slightly re-worded]. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Don't ignore me again,
Your future boss
I delete any e-mail that has exclamation marks.
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How to Follow-up if the MD Doesn't Reply Your Email? (Originally Posted: 10/16/2012)
A quick question about networking.
I'm going through some lateral hire at the moment. The MD who brought me in for interviews doesn't reply emails. I know he's at his desk all day and has definitely read my email.
My question is:
1) Did I do something wrong? (as I asked a question in the follow-up email, but he's still not getting back to me)
2) How would you follow-up if the person you're writing to does not respond?
Give it one more shot, I know my MDs are extremely busy and things fall through the cracks all the time.
Some people just don't like to reply, unfortunately. In fact, I personally think there's a serious lack of e-mail etiquette in the professional world.
You can try calling, but that might annoy them even more.
Give it a little time and then call his secretary.
how 'annoying' your question is? if it's a question that can't be answered within 5 words...good luck! Last time I asked an MD some valuation questions, it took him appro. 1 week to reply a 3-paragraph email... maybe I should go and buy lotteries.
No Follow-Up Response? (Originally Posted: 10/02/2017)
Hey guys,
Recently finished a first round with Citi. I sent a folow up email to my interviewer later that day and havent gotten a response since. Just curious as to whether this means anything or if Im looking way too much into it? Thanks I appreciate any feedback you guys have.
You are looking way too much into it. Relax, think positive, and prepare for the possibility of a superday.
Was it just a thank you email? If so, I have rarely gotten a response since there is nothing to respond to.
For Citi, I had a similar experience except it was me asking for my application status. No response from the interviewer. A month late, rejection email, then I email my interviewer again thanking him again and asking for feedback. Again no response.
It makes sense, company policy, but still I have gotten responses from other banks in situation like this.
I get responses to thank you emails maybe 15% of the time. It's normal.
Appreciate the feedback guys. I somewhat knew I was just being paranoid, but i'm sure as you guys know, its hard not to be. Feel a lot better about it now.
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