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I used to always ask the person referring me if I can name drop them in the email. Most of the time they didn’t care, but in your case I would say I was recommend to talk to you by an analyst in your group

 

Either you can mention them in your subject, or your email body. Doing it in the subject is higher ROI tbh.

How I used to do it;

Student at School Interested in Firm or Team (Person Suggested to Reach Out)

 

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