I have read quite a bit on this website about networking and it has been very informative and helpful. I have a couple more nuanced questions to pose for those of you in the industry.
What is the best way to go about networking your way within a BB? Is there anyone out there that can speak from experience when someone from a different group within the bank contacted you about meeting up or discussing their career etc.? For example if I am in High Yield group but want to make the switch to Lev Fin, who should I target to speak to, Associates? MD's? Or should I see if anyone in my group can introduce me to people in Lev Fin to make the introduction more meaningful? What would be best practices and most effective?
If I were also considering a switch from a High Yield group at a BB to PE and I work on deals with several PE funds, would it be out of place for me to reach out to them for networking purposes essentially asking for a job? I feel like that would be going behind the back of my current employer but I feel like that would be great access to networking opportunities. Would the PE funds look down at that type of thing? Would there be a nuanced way of going about that? Can anyone speak to this type of situation or experience this? I've thought about talking to some people in our FIG or FSG groups to introduce me to PE funds and maybe that is a better route but I don't know.
Guidance here would be great, thanks.
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Once you start working you get a feel for what is and isn't right.
If you're networking between groups the pecking order should generally be using your own team to introduce you and work your way from bottom to top. You need people to bat for you so always look to create strong batters.
Same applies networking out of the firm, an introduction is always going to go a long way, but if you're not working directly, don't beg someone else in another group to introduce you.
Common sense should tell you what is and isn't a faux pas.
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