I broke into investment banking @jpmorgan (from a non-target school) via a cold email. To be clear, it wasn't just one, I probably sent 150, but it worked eventually.

Here are my tips on using cold emails to help get a job, internship, or career advice -- THREAD

1/ Knock-off the low hanging fruit first. Start by emailing people in your target industry that went to your college, high school, or are from the same place -- whatever might loosely link you together.

2/ Be BRIEF. Explain who you are, what you want, and why you think they can give it to you. If you want a 30 min call, say that, if you have specific questions that can be answered via email, outline them.

3/ Be direct. Outlining a specific ask is key, you want to make it as easy as possible for the person to help. If you're looking to get a job, state that clearly and include the role you're applying for if it's publicly available. If you're looking for advice, say that.

4/ Do your research. The more homework you do on the person you're emailing, the more well-targeted your note will be. Make it clear that you know what they do and that you think they can help you because of something specific to their background.

5/ Be (politely) persistent. People are busy, they forget to respond to emails and often overlook emails from people they don't know. Don't follow-up once a day but follow-up once or twice at polite intervals. If they don't respond after 2-3 emails, move on.

6/ Cast a wide net. Not everyone is receptive to cold emails, so email a decent number of people and expect to get a low response rate. If you email 10 people and get 2 responses, that's excellent.

7/ Follow-up. Many times people will provide help or assistance and then the person they helped will never follow-up. Don't be that person. Let the person know how they helped and thank them -- maybe by keeping them in the loop you'll build a long-term relationship.

What am I missing?