Oct 01, 2020

Why do I always hear people typing during networking calls?

Whenever I have a networking call I'll always hear them type something down when i'm speaking. What are they writing down an what is that being used for?

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Analyst 3+ in IB-M&A

Assuming you are the prospect, they're just working at the same time

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Yasuo the Unadjusted EBITDA

Can confirm lol. No one I know takes notes on these networking calls

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eloquence

Sending unrelated emails, bankers have to respond quickly

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I like to take notes on/about calls as I forget things easily plus it's nice being able to reference them before I speak to the same person again in the future.

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Analyst 1 in IB - Cov

To be honest probably just responding to emails as you talk

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LinnaeusMaximus

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