In front-office investment banking, who you know often matters as much as what you know. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: 1️⃣ 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 Don’t show up unprepared. Research each banker deeply, and know their recent deals and market views. Instead of generic questions, ask insightful specifics, e.g.: "𝘐 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 $35.9𝘣𝘯 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢-𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭; 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴?" This signals genuine curiosity, commercial awareness, and makes you memorable. 2️⃣ 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 Never start with “𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘣.” Lead with genuine interest in them: "𝘏𝘪 𝘔𝘴. 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘉𝘊 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘐𝘗𝘖—𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭? 𝘐’𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴." During the chat, focus on their experiences, listen actively, and build rapport. Avoid asking favours too soon. Bankers remember candidates who truly connect. 3️⃣ 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 Networking isn’t transactional—it’s relational. Regularly stay in touch by: • Sending prompt thank-you notes highlighting a specific insight. • Sharing relevant articles or updates. • Congratulating their successes. Consistent, thoughtful engagement builds trust. A Morgan Stanley VP noted a student’s intelligent follow-ups transformed a cold email into a personal recommendation. 4️⃣ 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 Earn your ask. When the time is right, tactfully seek guidance: "𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦; 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘑𝘗𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴? 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘊𝘝 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵." This respectful approach often naturally leads to referrals without being presumptuous. Senior bankers appreciate humility and tactful ambition. 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 Elite networking is not about accumulating contacts — it is about engineering credibility, relevance, and advocacy. When you demonstrate commercial fluency, genuine curiosity, and executive presence, bankers stop viewing you as a student seeking help and start seeing you as a future colleague. That shift — from transactional outreach to relationship capital — is what converts conversations into referrals.

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