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Interview: This student got hired in 19 days

Hi folks, so last Tuesday, I wrote a story about Michael Ong - a UofT student who managed to land an internship in just 19 days.

I also wrote about it on LinkedIn, which went viral.

You can read the full story to catch up → check post.

In today’s email, I sit down with Michael and hear directly from him!

Find the link embed below to listen to our 18 min conversation.

Here are some key topics we covered and their timestamps:

• Michael’s academic and professional background

  • go to 1:40

• Approaching coffee chats

  • go to 4:00

• Handling unsuccessful networking attempts

  • go to 6:33

• Importance of networking in career developments

  • go to 10:58

• Maintaining genuine relationships

  • go to 12:32

• Advice for students and new networkers

  • go to 15:53

To view the transcript and watch this video on full screen, go here.

The big picture

In a rush? Here are the main takeaways from this discussion.

1. Cold applying with no networking? Expect sending at least 100 or more applications before you see results.

2. After trail and error, you’ll develop an intuition to send good cold messages.

3. The best way to start a cold message is to mention common interests.

4. When doing coffee chats, begin with a casual approach, then feel the vibes. If the chat is going well, move onto pitching your skills.

5. Don’t get hung up if people ghost you, it’s part of the game, just move onto the next person.

6. There are 2 types of people, type 1 want you to prove yourself before asking for the job, type 2 just jump straight to the point.

7. Your main goal of networking shouldn’t be to find a job, it should be finding people you vibe with.

8. If you have no work experience, start creating projects, doing hackathons, and attending case competitions.

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