Feeling bad after a failed networking call
So I've been on a networking grind for a few weeks, mostly been going good. Today I had a call with an analyst who pretty quickly accepted my request to chat, and moved on to the call.
I appreciate the time and know it's a stressful job, but he seemed uninterested from the second we got on.
Barely answered questions, sounded like phone was on the speaker a few feet away, etc... I got kind of flustered and asked him why he switched jobs after he briefly mentioned in the intro and said I was asking low quality questions and felt like he expected me to apologize.
Eventually I just said thank you for your time and ended the call, but I've felt like shit all day since. Lol maybe i'm just too sensitive
He sounds like an asshole, don’t sweat it. We’ve all had similar experiences
fuck people like that and move on
Yea, you're right. Lol felt like I wasn't good enough for the industry for a bit, but I realize it's so easy to fixate on the 1 bad out 5 or 10 good calls. Thanks.
Had a similar call with a SVP. Eventually ended up at that very company for SA lol.
This might be an unpopular opinion, but the guy's job isn't really to make you feel good after the call. I was always told to treat networking calls like interviews because a lot of times they're evaluating you. In this case, take advantage of that feedback. Reflect on what questions you asked and why they might have came across as "low quality." I've had analysts from top BBs who have told me if you stutter at all in your intro about yourself, it leaves a bad first impression--that's the kind of advice you can leverage to improve performance. Granted if the guy just told you that your questions were "low quality" without elaborating then ya that's kinda rude, but still, don't take it personal
I’d disagree. Yes, it isn’t this guy’s job to make OP feel good and you should be treating networking calls as interviews, but sometimes people are just assholes and you can’t get around that.
Not sure about the other questions OP asked, but asking about why the analyst switched jobs is perfectly plausible and one that he really should have expected if it’s shown on his linkedin. Think a really good telltale sign that this guy really isn’t in it to help you was the fact that he said OP was asking bad questions; most people really wouldn’t be that blunt and would just end up ghosting the kid worst case.
From my own experience going through recruiting, if you’re not really vibing with the other person/they’re rude, just end the call short. It’s a waste of both of your time as they likely won’t be pushing you and you can spend it trying to find other people to vouch for you.
Fair, but I'd still rather receive feedback after a crappy interview/networking call. I find it most frustrating when I feel good about interviews/networking calls and then just get ghosted because then you have no idea what you could've improved on
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