Hey guys, just a shitty dilemma I have wondering if you guys have some insight/experience.
So I came into my freshman year knowing nothing about finance or networking culture and promptly got rejected from everything I applied to and looked like a fool to a lot of professionals I met. But my friend has known his shit since a long time ago and made it into a ton of prestigious finance clubs / fellowships etc.
Anyway I'm a sophomore now hoping to get into some of these and I find myself constantly having to ask him for referrals, application help, introductions and smaller culture things (whats the appropriate way to do x in this situation). He's been in the space and he knows a lot. We're pretty close (went on a road trip) but I feel like this constant asking for help is really burdening our friendship.
I don't have any other mentors I know and he is really exceptionally successful (campus funds/BB internships lined up). Wondering how one might navigate this issue.
I'm guessing he's a sophomore too?? Chances are, he doesn't know shit either.
Don't worry about looking like a fool in front of professionals at the freshman/sophomore level. They have so many things going on in their day-to-day that they probably don't remember.
Read up on networking tips online or get a book on it. Look at your finance professors and see if they can be a mentor. A lot of the time, they spent a good bit of time in the industry and can impart advice.
I would disagree with the guy above I’m a sophomore at Ross and I have my shit together and routinely help friends.
Just reduce how much you ask of him to as low a point as possible.
Agree with Ross guy. I'm a sophomore and have my shit together too.
Why don't you just ask him if he finds it annoying? You're friends, right?
What is a "prestigious finance club?" I know some school funds have an interview process but damn it cant be that hard
If he's a good friend, he'll see you, his boy, trying to better himself and make it one day so he'll assist in any way when asked. Now, if there's something you can figure out or get done yourself and you're just falling back on him, that's another thing. We had a friend in our circle who would ask others in the group for guys to reach out to for coffee and such then ask what industry they were in on the way to the meeting.
Beer for services rendered is a very effective way to keep friendships healthy.
Take him out and eagerly pay for drinks is all you need to do.
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