Background: 2017 graduate of a T25 unhappy with current job/city and looking to relocate. I'm new to the reaching out email method of building connections to find work, so I'm hoping to get some input.
1) I recently began emailing alumni at firms of interest (mostly partners) to see if I could establish some helpful connections in my desired market and practice areas. So far, the response rate has been about one in six, with most offering basically a Q&A over email and others speaking on the phone with me. Is this a healthy response rate, or do you think improved emails would yield better results?
2) As an exception, one alumni partner responded by inviting me out to lunch in a few weeks. I accepted the offer and, surprisingly, he sent an invite via Outlook reserving a 1.5 hour block of time. He then asked if I could send my resume over to him. Should I be treating this meeting as an informal interview?
Alumni reaching out email response rate and expectations Forum
Forum rules
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are revealing sensitive employment related information about a firm, job, etc. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are revealing sensitive employment related information about a firm, job, etc. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
-
- Posts: 428531
- Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am
-
- Posts: 428531
- Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am
Re: Alumni reaching out email response rate and expectations
Curious about this, as somebody in a not-great job situation at the moment. How do you frame your emails?
-
- Posts: 428531
- Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am
Re: Alumni reaching out email response rate and expectations
OP here. Could I PM you my format somehow?Anonymous User wrote:Curious about this, as somebody in a not-great job situation at the moment. How do you frame your emails?
-
- Posts: 235
- Joined: Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:23 am
Re: Alumni reaching out email response rate and expectations
Fire away, and thank you!
-
- Posts: 26
- Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:42 pm
Re: Alumni reaching out email response rate and expectations
Everything is a potential interview. I doubt he wants to look at your resume because he's short on reading material!Anonymous User wrote:
2) As an exception, one alumni partner responded by inviting me out to lunch in a few weeks. I accepted the offer and, surprisingly, he sent an invite via Outlook reserving a 1.5 hour block of time. He then asked if I could send my resume over to him. Should I be treating this meeting as an informal interview?
Want to continue reading?
Register now to search topics and post comments!
Absolutely FREE!
Already a member? Login