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Job-Hunting reach-out to VC from previous fundraising effort for own startup
I have e-mail archive from 1y ago of my reach-out to 65 VCs in London: we had video calls, they might remember me still, who knows.
I want to send a reply/forward message to the same e-mail thread from abc@gmail.com, saying that I am looking for roles within their VC firm. Is that a good idea?
Or shall I just start new email thread and mention how I know them?
Is anyone open to referring me to McKinsey
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What sort skills are you working on? You can be successful and still be direct or not sugar cost things. You replace opinions and feelings with facts.
But you can craft your message in a way that allows the other person to not feel attacked.
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100% agree. I try to be as direct as possible. That’s generally very effective communication though you may still tailor your comms depending on your audience.
A strategy I learned is to start with a positive/compliment, then follow up with the critique. This way it doesn't sound like you're super negative.
Identify which soft skills you want to improve and focus on them one by one. It's also a great help to step outside of your comfort zone. Soft skills like interpersonal skills work effectively that way.
You need to thibj about which skills you need to prioritize. Asking for feedback from people around you is also very helpful because there may be parts about your work ethics that you fail to consider. Find online courses that attend to which skills you want to enhance.
What kind of soft skills would you be interested in learning? I, for one, have learned many things from Youtube University. Things like how to be more confident or how to be more engaging in conversation. There are many gurus on the internet, most of them free!
Getting a career coach/mentor has been amazing for me in this regard