I sent a cold email to a banker about an internship yesterday, he responded today with some question and I responded an hour later (I was sleeping).
Am I fucked? Is every banker that I cold-email shit-testing me by expecting a 5-minute reaction time?
*** Update: got an interview ***
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Chill out mate
Chill out mate
over-worrying about issues like this is a recipe to anxiety when you hit the desk in whatever gig you end up taking. just use common sense, put your best foot forward, and all will be OK. good luck buddy
lol wtf
prospective IB intern in 2006: I slept with my interviewer whos boyfriend is an analyst in my group, how do I assert dominance over him?
prospective IB interns today: I replied to an email 1 hour late - am i fucked???
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