Cold Linkedin message

Title says it all. What are peoples' thoughts on sending a cold linkedin message to an analyst if you are not able to get their email address? I was thinking about adding a note introducing myself when I sent a connection request, but I don't know if this will come off as weird. Please let me know.

 
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Yeah, so the most likely scenario is that you won't get a response. That said, you can reach out to tons of analysts on LI and just treat it like a numbers game, where (~10%) may respond and offer some sort of advice. Just make sure you don't say anything completely outlandish in your outreach email and there shouldn't be negative repercussions.

Particularly for the first few interviews, a good way to get up to speed would be through just scheduling informational interviews with investment bankers directly through The Lobby. You pick whichever bank and group you're interested in talking to and pay them to connect you directly to mentors at investment banks.

 

You’re clearly using the forum to promote a paid service. I wouldn’t recommend anyone use a paid service to connect with people at banks. The whole purpose of networking is to find an actual connection... how is that going to happen if the bankers is being paid to talk to you?

The only upvotes you get when you post these ads for the lobby are from your alternate accounts. I’ll admit you do a better job of hiding it compared to some of the other spam on this website, but you should really just stick to traditional paid advertisements.

Maybe I’m wrong about this whole thing. Get your account certified and prove that you actually work in the industry and maybe people will take you more seriously. I probably won’t though.

I’m pretty sure you’ve had a lot more comments that promote the lobby, but you’ve edited them once the threads move from the main page to keep your profile looking more legit.

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Always be sure to add a note to a LinkedIn message when reaching out. I don't accept connection requests from people I don't directly recall meeting if they don't have a note attached, but if they make a simple ask in their request, I'll usually help them out if I have the time.

 

Like someone said above, it's how I got my current role as well. I find that Linkedin messages had a better hit rate than regular cold emails maybe because it links directly to a professional profile.

As with most ways that you reach out to current bankers, it works better if you have some sort of mutual connection or way of relating to the person. I had an extremely high hit rate on my Linkedin messages to alums.

 

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