-: With a network this big,
I would advise against straight cold outreach.
I would try to find someone who has some overlap
in your space or with your interests.
So, when I say cold outreach,
I mean a random person with a good title,
don't reach out to that person.
Now a random person with a good title
who's in a field that you are majoring in
and are applying for jobs, reach out to that person, right.
If there's some reason for you to reach out,
that makes a difference, and when you find those people,
reach out early and reach out often.
I think there's a general,
and when I was a student I felt this way, too,
that you feel hesitant to reach out
'cause you don't wanna bug people or annoy them.
Most people are so busy that they just forget to respond
or they just miss it, so my advice to students is,
or what I tell students with me is, reach out,
if you don't hear from me in two days,
email me every two days until I get back to you.
The worst-case scenario is I'm gonna respond and say,
"I'm sorry, I'm just too busy.
"I'll try to get back in, or reach back out in a quarter.
"Or I'll try to get back in touch with you in a few months."
That's the worst-case scenario.
Anyone who gets like cranky or says, gets upset with you,
that person is not worth your time anyway,
so do not worry about that.
Now, if the person says, "Hey, I'm really busy.
"Can I get back to you in a month?"
And you keep emailing 'em, okay, don't do that.
But you should definitely feel like
you can reach out to people.
Most people want to help,
it's just a matter of finding the time.