Engage with your assigned buddy
Even if you don’t quite get along with your company-assigned mentor or “buddy,” they can be a gateway to meeting more people in the firm. A question like, “Do you happen to be connected to anyone who . . . ?”
A simple question like this can be all it takes to spark the first connection with someone you wouldn’t have otherwise met.
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