Too Late for Coffee Chats?

I started on November 5th, writing around 6 chats a day. I've got 2 responses. Am I cooked for banking networking for SA 2027? I have no real idea of the timeline, so any input on this matter would be much appreciated.

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What, who told you that?? 

That’s bad advice lol, reach out to everyone, probably start with alum, then other non targets you have something in common with then all non targets into all schools.

 

This method only really applies to non- targets. I maybe reach out to 120 people total but I targeted my search. Made sure that my conversations were meaningful and I had plenty of interviews. If you are at a non target then yes you have to shoot 100s of emails

 

You are not cooked at all; there is plenty of time left. I would be shooting to send around 50 emails a week at this stage. It's important that you also network with a wide variety of banks. I think it happens far too often that those recruiting focus on the same 10-15 names. There are many lesser-known banks out there that people don't know about and are worth networking at. 

Some of the smaller firms end up being more close-knit as well and may be a better fit depending on what you are looking for.

 

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