I just spent nearly all of my working hours yesterday sending networking emails and doing coffee chats for my Plans A, B, and C in recruiting. Is this normal? 🙃

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No, there will be a lot of people who do much less than you and will end up in the same or better outcomes.

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LDP timelines are around the same time as consulting though in terms of application deadlines and interviews.

Sem 1? Yes. I spend most of my time on just A lol so you’re lucky

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Yes, normal. Don’t be afraid to do too much OP. Be afraid to do not enough haha

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