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yea man I did this last year and nothing came up for about 3,4 months. I ended up rocking the only interview I got from one of the first firms I emailed. All it takes is one.

If you knew the 400th person would give you an offer, would you take the first 399 rejections?

Good luck.

 
couchyyea man I did this last year and nothing came up for about 3,4 months. I ended up rocking the only interview I got from one of the first firms I emailed. All it takes is one.

If you knew the 400th person would give you an offer, would you take the first 399 rejections?

Good luck.

why did it take 3,4 months if you got a job from one of the first firms you emailed...
 
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couchyyea man I did this last year and nothing came up for about 3,4 months. I ended up rocking the only interview I got from one of the first firms I emailed. All it takes is one.

If you knew the 400th person would give you an offer, would you take the first 399 rejections?

Good luck.

why did it take 3,4 months if you got a job from one of the first firms you emailed...

When I emailed them they didn't reply, but right before summer hit they decided to interview me and so I guess they saved my resume/email from a few months back. Real lucky call, but in a cold calling situation, its all about luck anyway.

 

When you cold e-mailed, did you email the HR contact provided on their website, or did you hunt someone down through a network / LinkedIn and email them?

Also, did you submit your application/resume on their site first and then email them?

 

Last year (junior year), I called literally every single firm in the city and a neighboring city (40 min drive). Got a few responses but no initial interviews. Followed up 3-4 weeks later, got 1 interview. Got 1 internship offer

 

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