The networking advice nobody explains
Every career center says the same thing: network. So you do. You set up coffee chats with alumni, go to every club speaker event, connect with the analyst who was nice at the career fair, and send the thank-you note. By October you have met dozens of people.
Then recruiting season hits and you cannot remember who works where, who you already talked to, or who you were supposed to follow up with in "a few months." The alum from your coffee chat moved to a private equity fund and you did not notice. The speaker from the club event made VP. The connection that could have turned into a referral just sits there.
What wait who? does for students
- Reads your LinkedIn network and keeps everyone's company, title and the date you connected, so "we met at the career fair last fall" is accurate, not guessed.
- Lets you search your own network by firm, role or industry: "who do I know in investment banking?" or "alumni at consulting firms".
- Refreshes weekly and shows who changed firms or titles, which is often the best excuse to reach out again.
- Shows who engages with your posts, so you know which alumni and recruiters are paying attention.
- Drafts short, specific follow-ups that reference the real conversation, not a template that sounds like everyone else's.
- Helps you build a personal brand: turn a club project, an internship lesson or a speaker takeaway into a post draft you review and publish yourself.
A recruiting week with wait who?
Sunday night
You open your list and filter for the firms on your target list. You find two alumni you forgot you were connected to, and one person from a coffee chat in spring who just moved into the group you want.
Monday
You send three short notes, each drafted for you and edited by you. "Congrats on the move to the fund. I really appreciated the advice on modeling tests in March, it helped. I'm recruiting for summer roles now and would love 15 minutes if you have time."
Thursday
You post a short write-up of the deal your club pitched, with what you would do differently. Two alumni react. One of them is on a recruiting team.
How it compares to what students do today
| Approach | Cost | Works for | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| A networking spreadsheet | Free | Organized people, for a few weeks | Goes out of date fast and never tells you who moved |
| Your memory | Free | Your closest 20 contacts | Recruiting needs the other 300 |
| Scrolling the feed | Free | Seeing big announcements | You miss most job changes and promotions |
| wait who? | 7 days free, no card, then 27 euros a month | Remembering everyone, noticing moves, and drafting the follow-up | Only your own network, by design |
Questions people ask
Is wait who? only for people with big networks?
No. Students often have a few hundred connections, and that is enough. What matters is that the right people are in there: alumni, people from coffee chats, club speakers and internship managers. wait who? helps you remember them and notice when one of them moves to a firm you are recruiting for.
Will it help with my personal brand on LinkedIn?
Yes. You can turn your own experiences into post drafts: a deal you analyzed for a club, a lesson from your internship, a takeaway from a speaker event. You review, edit and schedule every post yourself. It also shows who engages with your posts, so you know which recruiters and alumni are paying attention.
Will it message alumni for me?
No. wait who? drafts a short, specific note and you decide whether to send it. Nothing goes to LinkedIn unless you press send. Automated mass messages are the fastest way to burn a network, so we don't do them.
How much does it cost for students?
Seven days free with no card, which is enough to sort your network before a recruiting push. After that, the plan is 27 euros a month. If you are running a student club and want it for your members, email hello@waitwho.ai.
Can I use it in Claude?
Yes. Connect wait who? in Claude's connector directory and ask things like 'which alumni in my network work at banks in New York?' or 'prep me for my coffee chat tomorrow'.
Sort your network before the next recruiting push
Free for 7 days, no card. Connect LinkedIn, see who you already know at the firms you want, and get a draft for each first message.
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