Virtual coffee chat/networking 要點(diǎn)
講到coffee chat,最重要的是簡(jiǎn)明扼要講清自己需求和尊重雙方時(shí)間。
一般的步驟可以是提前發(fā)給對(duì)方cv或者自我介紹,講清楚自己想要了解的問題,高效卻又保質(zhì)保量。
疫情期間因?yàn)榇蠹叶糤FH, 有時(shí)候大家coffee chat都通過(guò)Whatsapp/zoom連線來(lái)語(yǔ)音。
接下來(lái)給大家看個(gè)networking發(fā)送信息的例子以及后續(xù)follow up:
Hi XXX,??
?
Hope you are doing well! I am Catherine, a final year university of XXX business student. I am reaching out to you because I saw you are currently working as trader in Goldman Sachs. I am very interested about being a trader too and I have applied the women's trader academy a couple of months ago. Recently I received a pre-recorded video interview invitation. Can I ask you what kinds of skills and abilities am I supposed to improve if I am going to be a trader??
?
Best wishes,?
Catherine
?
給大家看一下大佬的回復(fù):
Hi Catherine,?
great initiative to reach out.??I really hope the women's trader academy application goes well, a lot of global markets division interns are persons who did the trader academy so it's a fantastic introduction to the job. It is hard for me to give application advice as it's selected by HR, but thinking about why you're genuinely interested in becoming a trader and what motivates you passion for financial markets is a good place to start.??As far as skills for trading, it's inevitably a very analytical role. Staying up to date with news developments and current affairs is important, but the most important piece of advice is to ensure you take a view and analyse what you read critically (e.g. don't just describe the current polls in the US presidential election, explain what you think the outcome will be and why). As a trader or analyst in general you add value by interpreting information not by summarizing what others have presented.??
Best wishes for your applications.??
XXX
在對(duì)方給出回復(fù)之后,要及時(shí)寫follow up信息好讓對(duì)方及時(shí)知道我們感謝他們的幫助(比如他的建議讓我對(duì)這個(gè)行業(yè)更加了解了)。
Networking之前的搜索也很重要,要確定好你想從誰(shuí)身上學(xué)到什么。不僅要做到真誠(chéng),同時(shí)還要展現(xiàn)自己的熱枕,后續(xù)才能約好時(shí)間來(lái)提問自己想要知道的問題。
事實(shí)上,我認(rèn)為大多數(shù)人都喜歡談?wù)撟约?。所以,在coffee chat的時(shí)候可以適當(dāng)拋出話題,讓對(duì)方有時(shí)間講述自己的人生/職業(yè)故事和經(jīng)驗(yàn),加深彼此認(rèn)識(shí)。
但是coffee chat的經(jīng)歷偶爾也會(huì)出現(xiàn)和期望中的不一樣的情況。我就遇到過(guò)當(dāng)提出問題后,對(duì)方說(shuō)feel uncomfortable?的情況。我當(dāng)時(shí)是感覺很難過(guò),然后領(lǐng)英上寫了一大段的文字回復(fù)對(duì)方。后來(lái)過(guò)了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間,我再來(lái)復(fù)盤的時(shí)候認(rèn)為遇到此類情況,還是只是說(shuō)感謝的話就好。畢竟大家只是萍水相逢,沒有必要再引發(fā)矛盾。
以上就是我的一些小小感悟,希望能對(duì)大家有所幫助。