Networking Statistics and Success Stories in IB Recruitment
Super Straightforward. How many emails have you guys sent out to network in total, how many calls and responses did you have, how many people end up pulling for you?
The reason I am asking is to see what it takes to make it in the industry. I am willing to do anything but it would be helpful to see just the sheer amount of work it takes to be successful
1000 emails 120 responses some flaked 80 calls connected with 30 of them ask them all out to coffee 20 ghosted me grabbed coffee with 10 a couple couldn't pull for me because different division or because bank doesn't sponsor intls so in the end 4 offered to push resume up 0 interviews so far.
1 offer after talking to 1,030 people (in 2008) full time ER associate level offer (Post-MBA) at a boutique investment bank covering TMT sector non-target 3.0 GPA international student no previous IBD experience