Unprofessional to add Calendly link to cold email?
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It’s important to remember the relative stature of you compared to an investment banker. Remember you are the one asking for their time. If they say jump, you say how high. Adding a calendly is effectively forcing them to act as though they are below you. I wouldn’t recommend that
Agree but so corny “your relative stature to an investment banker” like being an IB analyst means you’re above someone 2 years younger…
Didn't have a better way to phrase it. I've accepted that i'll sound corny at all times
Ok, so you’re asking someone for their time. And then you’re asking them to go out of their way to put time on your schedule. That comes off as incredibly arrogant and inconsiderate.
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What if you put the scheduling link in your email signature but don’t explicitly call attention to it in your initial outreach? A few times, I’d get a reply to my cold email, but then they’d ghost me when I followed up with my availability. I think including the link could help reduce the back-and-forth when it comes to scheduling (if they prefer it that way), and the banker wouldn’t even need to reply to set up a meeting.
Go ahead and try it and report back
Yeah don’t do that
I’ll never fill in a calendly link ever. Also if you can’t even keep track of a few dates and times you’re lost anyway
it’s rude more than unprofessional. and 99% of bankers don’t know what tf calendly is. this isn’t bay area
you dumb ass
Put the fries in the bag bro
Tell them where you wanna exit to too, they'll be happy to arrange that
Yeah not doing all that when YOU are asking for my time. Just gimme a range of slots and send an invite when confirmed.
As an older member here, Calendly pisses me off more than anything. I don’t want to look at your calendar, just ask me for a time that works. I get these all the time from junior people, even those who are trying to sell me on something. I find it very disrespectful. Maybe I’m too old, but I hate those services.
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Bro don't do that lmfao
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What’s everyone’s aversion to Calendly? When someone gives me their link, I treat it like the most optimal way to schedule a meeting ever. The last thing I want to do is go back and forth 5 times with different options.
They can move their stuff out of the way or give sufficient options that I can always pick something. The dude is at college or an A1 or whatever, how many mission critical things you’re required for exist in this universe altogether…?
This. My schedule moves around constantly...am the CEO of a tech company now. Sometimes I have board or employee obligations that come up day of. I want greater control of my schedule vs some random person doing it at their will. My schedule is too fluid for this, and I don't want to deal with canceling a meeting with a prospective employee or even a potential client.
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