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I prefer Chat Roulette.
http://omegle.com/
I think the only downside here is the timing. I know if I was a trader watching a trade I'd put on like a hawk and some kid was pestering me I'd get pissed off.
But bberg chat is fun enough that I would probably reply to a random who started talking to me just out of curiosity. You should give it a shot, not much to lose.
thats basically what i was worried about.. didnt want to be a pest.. yea ill definitely try it out... thanks! :)
http://sexyomegle.com if you can find someone that you want to network with there, hit on them. thats why they are there
No you clown
dude please dont abuse bloomberg chat.. the last thing i need is some prick who i dont know annoying me on my primary source of information Email, phone me whatever but DONT YOU MESS WITH MY BBG
Do not use BBG chat, it rarely works for networking purposes
Cold email traders via Bloomberg? (Originally Posted: 03/14/2011)
Does anyone use Bloomberg as a tool to network with traders since traders spend most of time looking at the Bloomberg screens? I'm just curious whether they're more willing to talk over bloomberg chat rather than on the phone.
with bloomberg you run the risk of them never seeing it....i would have 100+ bloomberg msgs blinking at a time and sometimes didn't look at them until the next day, if at all
find the names and then deduce company emails from that. BBG bios also have company emaisl there most of the time.
my 2 cents- people generally don't want to be bothered on bloomberg, you are unlikely to get a response. i've used bloomberg to find or deduce email addresses, but wouldn't use it directly for cold contacting.
agreed with calbear - bloombergs for work, outlooks for emails
bbg is not for spam. you will be auto dinged.
I have to disagree with comments posted above. Although you have better luck emailing traders through company emails, Bloomberg can work. This is especially true if you email higher up in companies like global heads/ceos and hedge fund managers whose secretaries screen there emails first.
For instance my university has a Bloomberg email and I have talked to some very successful hedge fund managers (think guys on Forbes list) by sending them emails through there Bloomberg accounts. Most people will not respond but the ones that do, 90% of time will say that you have the balls to contact them and will let you talk to them.
just my 2 cents.
Bloomberg Networking? (Originally Posted: 08/03/2010)
So I am currently in an MSF program and am trying to start networking for my upcoming job search. I was thinking about trying to contact analysts (shown on Bloomberg) who cover stocks that I know about and am invested in. Luckily my boss at my internship lets me use our Terminal whenever I want so is this a good idea? Do these analysts have any hiring capabilities?
I would reach out via email as opposed to bbgs. Most equity analysts do not use bbg as much as the fixed income side. Most equity analysts that i talk to dont use bbg much. If you are reaching out to a credit analyst they will use bbg more, but still i would reach out via email. Most people that use bbg get thousands of bbgs a day and most bbgs get lost in the shuffle (as of last count i have over 7000 bbgs today alone). If you are going to reach out in bbg make sure you put their name first this way it stands.
Oh yea I was going to use Email/ Call them anyway. How helpful do you think most of the analysts will be?
It depends on how you start the conversation; if you just say hey i am interested in equity research what can i do to get a leg up, you will probably get little response. Probably the best route would be to use you internship to get access to some of the latest research pieces and do some background work on it (read latest earnings release and transcript, look at last q, and an industry primer (also should be available on bb research website (bondhub)). Then get a few questions together and ask about how you should look at a few points that are troubling you. For example on insurance companies ask how reserve releases impact their view of stock price (most will likely say it does but ask deeper than just why but how they think about things this tends to open a line of communication because all anaylst like to bs and nothing is better than asking how they think about something). With a few well thought out questions this should open the dialogue and just mention that you are interested in the field and how would he/she recommend how to approach getting in. just my casual thoughts.
How helpful do you think most of the analysts will be?
Probably not that helpful, but if you ask pertinent questions and seem engaged it will start the dialogue. Its like dating, its takes a little more flowers and dinners than you want to spend but if it is the one then definitely worth it. Just be patient with the dialogue and dont ask for a job in your second sentence. No one wants to feel used.
When does Bloomberg start recruitment for analyst positions? All I see is sales
Bloomberg to Network (Originally Posted: 08/01/2017)
I have seen some threads where people have used Bloomberg to find contact information for networking. I decided to give it a go but I have some question for those who have used this method. How do you distinguish between who is in investment banking vs other roles? For example one the columns across the top says "Focus", the issue is that many are blank and do not have a focus. Any tips on how I can distinguish who is in IB vs other roles?
Cross-check with Linkedin
that is what I though about doing but I think to myself, might aswell be using LinkedIn to save time.
Networking phone number through bloomberg (Originally Posted: 07/19/2011)
I emailed two MD's at top MM about a month ago and followed up with them a week later since they didn't respond to my first email still nothing. Couple a weeks later i decided to look for them through bloomberg and got their phone number and I called them last week and was told they are out. I was wondering should I call again this week? Or should I follow up with them through email saying
"Hi i'm following up with my earlier request to shecdule a phone call with you, I called last week but you were out of the office, is their a convenient time I should call you"
Note I have never gotten a responses from them. I'm thinking now my odds are better now since I actually got their number and might show some guts for calling them directly.
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