Person I'm networking with is giving me weird vibes

I'm networking with someone and they have cancelled 3 times already. They always reply excitedly, but either text that something has come up on the day of or just don't show up to the call. I know that people in IB are supposed to be incredibly busy, but this has been the third time with minimal explanation. Should I just move on at this point? 

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Not everyone wants to refer any student who reached out from a different school. Most are not helpful if you do not build strong rapport.

Look to network with other people, cast a wide net and apply to many firms, ideally ones that have alumni from your school. You don't need to network much when applying to boutiques, however.

 

+1 to the above, the farther removed you are from someone, the more you'll need to build rapport before making any kind of ask. 

"Markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent."
 

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