How early to begin networking for FT

Hello all,

I know the FT the market will be challenging this next year so I want to do everything I can to get ahead

Post internship, I definitely want to move to a larger firm in nyc for FT is possible. Again, I fully expect headwinds given the market etc.

My question is: is it too early to begin networking? Just don’t want to spend tons of $ traveling to NYC if there’s little to no payoff at this time.

I’ve begun doing catch up calls with folks I built relationships with during internship recruiting etc. just nothing face to face.

For further context, my internship is in a different market than NYC so I have a narrow window to network in-person before I start. I’m on the east coast so travel isn’t inconvenient, just expensive.

Curious to get everyone’s thoughts. Thanks

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Before you make any plans to come to NY, actually make sure the banks at which your connections work will be hiring full-time at all... Seems obvious but I'd stir the water a little bit and get this answer before committing financially to travel.

 

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