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So through some grinding/linkedin I have managed to find a graduate from my school that works for one of the 3 most prestigious Investment Banks on Wall Street in equity research. He is a managing director and has been in the industry for 20 years. He wasnt replying to my linkedin messages after accepting my connection but I managed to obtain his email address through some investigating and sent him an email that featured an introduction, my resume and a research report I did my self for AMC Networks (Mad Men, Walking Dead, Breaking bad, etc.)

Not sure if he actually read all of it, but nonetheless he finally replied and I am gonna have a conversation with him over the phone in a few weeks (he lives in NYC, I in Toronto). Don't know much about him except that he loves golf but I am looking forward to chopping it up.

Have any of yall ever networked this way? How did it turn out for you?
 
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Asantehene said:
So through some grinding/linkedin I have managed to find a graduate from my school that works for one of the 3 most prestigious Investment Banks on Wall Street in equity research. He is a managing director and has been in the industry for 20 years. He wasnt replying to my linkedin messages after accepting my connection but I managed to obtain his email address through some investigating and sent him an email that featured an introduction, my resume and a research report I did my self for AMC Networks (Mad Men, Walking Dead, Breaking bad, etc.)

Not sure if he actually read all of it, but nonetheless he finally replied and I am gonna have a conversation with him over the phone in a few weeks (he lives in NYC, I in Toronto). Don't know much about him except that he loves golf but I am looking forward to chopping it up.

Have any of yall ever networked this way? How did it turn out for you?
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Dreamzeedream said:
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Ohhhhh shyt..I didn't even read the Op I thought this was about somebody else


In this case I actually ended up applying for a job. I had a call scheduled with this guy because he's in NYC and the job application was before. I asked if I could list his name/email as a referral when they ask about where you heard about the job seeing as how he saw some of my work.

He replied basically reeming me out about that being unethical :merchant:

I only asked because I asked my dad/sister before and they said it'd be fine to ask...that it shouldn't b a big deal. My dad and sis are professionals so I took their word
 
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Asantehene said:
Ohhhhh shyt..I didn't evenguy d the Op I thought this was about somebody else


In this case I actually ended up applying for a job. I had a call scheduled with this guy because he's in NYC and the job application was before. I asked if I could list his name/email as a referral when they ask about where you heard about the job seeing as how he saw some of my work.

He replied basically reeming me out about that being unethical :merchant:

I only asked because I asked my dad/sister before and they said it'd be fine to ask...that it shouldn't b a big deal. My dad and sis are professionals so I took their word
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In situations it's really up to the person. Your dad wasn't wrong but the guy.didn't fwel comfy doing it. Someone else would.
If you don't ask you would have never known.
 
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