FT Recruiting Risks

I’ve poked around since there are many threads on FT recruiting, but haven’t seen much on this.

Is it risky to cold outreach and network during your internship?

I feel like there is a lot of gray area here and I want to be proactive with networking without losing my return off prospect.

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