How to use cold emails to land a gig working on Wall Street, according to a tech banking analyst turned VC who did it herself
In the autumn of 2010, as an undergrad studying government at Connecticut College, Amy Cheetham had big dreams of one day landing a coveted gig on Wall Street.
Attending a so-called non-target school — one outside the select few Harvards, Yales, and Stanfords of the world, from which Wall Street typically recruits heavily — also seemed like a barrier. That internship would serve as the foot in the door she needed. After another internship at JPMorgan the following year, she received a job offer to join the firm as an analyst when she graduated college in 2013. After two years at JPMorgan, first in sales and trading and then with the investment bank, she made the jump to private equity.
"Start wherever you can that's easiest," she told Business Insider. Or, as she put it in one of her tweets: "Knock-off the low hanging fruit first.""Outline your questions in an email and, if you're looking for a job, just say that," Cheetham said.The key, she added, is to get to the point: Share the critical information like who you are, why you're reaching out, and what your request is.
If you've asked for time on the phone with an executive or recruiter, don't squander it. One way to show you appreciate their time is by coming prepared with meaningful questions. "People forget that there are a lot of books about finance or industry or tech or whatever business you want to go into that actually have great lessons in them," she said.
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