Looking to get in touch with buy side individuals up in New York City. I will buy lunch, drinks, dinner - you name it. Need to expand network up there pronto. Any suggestions on to go about this? Travel there monthly with current sales trading role.
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1.) Send emails to bankers suggesting to "grab coffee for 15 minutes" Add times/dates you are available. 2.) Wait for response 3.) Get a response, say "Thank you very much. I've sent a calendar invitation to confirm. Looking forward to it." 4.) Send calendar invite so they don't forget. 5.) Show up 6.) Kiss ass 7.) ? 8.) Profit
I go to a school in NYC and have done a lot of networking in person. The fact of the matter is that a lot of people feel that they are being a hardship on YOU for making you come to visit them. Therefore, you should say something like "I'm going to be downtown on 10/12 from 10am - 3pm and would love to grab coffee if you have a few minutes." That way they don't feel guilty about making you come down to the city.
Personally, I would advise against the suit and tie comment, at least in the sense of "always". There were a couple times last summer when I was networking in the city when people told me to meet them for coffee, and I showed up in a suit and they came in normal street clothes. I felt that I left certain people with the impression that I was a stiff (specifically because they commented that I was TOO dressed up a few times, and that the meeting's casual nature didn't require a suit). If you are going out to a formal lunch, sure, then maybe wear a dress shirt and a blazer. But if it more of a "meet me here for coffee" I would just go with business casual (button up and dress slacks) or even a polo rather than a full blown suit. If you show up in a suit and your comrade shows up in a tank and shorts, there's gonna be an air of awkwardness. You can play this by ear as well. If it seems like the person is coming straight from work to meet you, go a little more dressy. If you are meeting them in their spare time on the weekend, go a little more casual. It may seem like I am making a big deal out of this, but people judge those who they don't know based on appearance. It's human nature. And the last person someone wants to work with is someone who they think has a stick up their ass.
The question of what to wear to a networking inter-view is an age old question that has puzzled bankers and scrubs alike for generations. However, the solution is pretty simple...show up with a suitcase. It should be full of various changes of clothes for various styles (business casual, jeans formal, polo semi-casual, formal-casual, hoodie-entrepenoor cool-casual, casual-casual, etc). Then, sneak a peak at your networking target when he arrives (either through a window, or standing surreptitiously in a lonely corner of the establishment, etc). Once you've determined his dress proclivities, sprint to the nearest bathroom with your suitcase, rapidly change your clothes to match his unique style, and go back out there and crush your networking inter-view so hard...like a champion
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