Loop finds people at your target firm who share a real hook with you: same school, same frat, same hometown, same major. Drafts the email. Scores your resume against the firm's actual rubric. About 5 minutes from upload to first send.
Five steps from "I don't know anyone there" to "I just sent the email."
Map your background
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Tell Loop your university, Greek life, hometown, clubs, sports, previous employers, major, and interests. We capture every angle a stranger could share with you.
Scan millions of profiles
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Loop scans every person at your target firm and matches them against all 8 connection hooks. School and company is what LinkedIn does. Loop also catches frat brothers, hometown overlap, club leadership, and 5 more.
Rank by warmth
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Every lead gets a warmth score based on how many hooks you share. More overlap = warmer intro = higher reply rate.
Draft every email
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Every message opens with your strongest shared hook. “I was in Consulting Club at your alma mater too,” “Fellow Sig Chi from Northwestern,” “I’m from your hometown as well.” Real hooks, never templates.
You hit send
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Free users copy and paste. Paid plans connect Gmail for one-click sending without leaving Loop. Either way, every email reads like you wrote it yourself.
Shared Hooks
You have more in common than you think
LinkedIn searches by school and company. Loop matches across 8 hooks: alma mater, frat, hometown, sport, club, prior employer, major, recent hire. Tap any node to see how it works.
Greek Life
The #1 hook. LinkedIn can’t find it. “Fellow brother” or “Fellow sister” creates instant trust. Someone from your chapter will almost always make time for you.
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Alma Mater
Alumni open emails from other alumni. Same campus, same traditions, same fight song. Loop matches by university, graduation year, and program, so your opener reads like a reunion.
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Hometown
Same hometown beats same job title. “I’m from [your city] too” turns a Managing Director into a neighbor who wants to help. Geography cuts through hierarchy.
Reply strength
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Clubs & Orgs
Proof you cared before it was a career. Same consulting club, finance society, or entrepreneurship org? Shared involvement signals you were serious about this path from day one.
Reply strength
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Sports
Athletes help athletes. Varsity, club, or intramural. People who competed respect the grind and read your outreach differently. Fellow athletes take your call.
Reply strength
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Previous Work
“I interned there too” = instant credibility. Shared employers mean shared war stories. You survived the same program, the same managers, the same inside jokes. LinkedIn can’t search for that.
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Interests
The hidden hook nobody else finds. A VP at Deloitte who coaches youth baseball? If you played, that’s your way in. Loop reads the hobbies and side projects nobody puts in their job title.
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Major / Field
Same degree = same mental model. A fellow econ or engineering grad at your target firm remembers exactly what your coursework felt like. Shared academics build instant rapport.
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Find your warm intros.
Loop scans alumni at your target firms and ranks them by 8 shared hooks. School, club, fraternity, hometown. Every angle a stranger could share with you.
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10 leads · ranked by warmth · Ford, JPMorgan, Deloitte
Worked cross-functionally with stakeholders to support strategic projects.
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Ford Motor Company · Strategy Summer Intern 2027
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Greek · school · town · +5
LinkedIn matches school + company. Loop adds Greek life, hometown, sports, clubs, prior employer, major, and interests, then ranks by combined overlap.
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Consulting · IB · Tech · Big 4
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“leverage” · “synergy” · “passionate”...
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Here’s what networking looks like with and without Loop.
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✕ Hours scrolling LinkedIn for alumni
✕ Generic “I saw your profile” emails
✕ No idea who actually shares your background
✕ 2–5% reply rate on cold outreach
✕ Messy spreadsheet tracking
With Loop
✓ Instant alumni + org matches at target firms
✓ Emails that open with a shared hook
✓ Every lead scored and ranked by warmth
✓ Reply rates that look like alumni outreach, not cold spam
✓ Color-coded Excel that tracks every reply
FAQ
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How does Loop find people who share my background?+
You tell Loop your school, Greek life, hometown, sports, and clubs. Loop checks public profiles at your target firms and surfaces only the people who share at least one of those hooks with you.
Are the email addresses real?+
Free accounts get pattern-guessed emails (first.last@firm.com). Paid plans get verified addresses, so fewer bounces and fewer messages stuck in spam.
Will it work for my major or the industry I want to break into?+
Yes. Loop works for banking, consulting, tech, private equity, law, healthcare, F500 strategy, and CPG. Anywhere a warm intro beats a cold one.
What firms can I target?+
Any firm with employees on public professional databases. When you pick an industry, Loop suggests the top firms in that space. Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley for finance. McKinsey, BCG, and Bain for consulting. You can also type in any company name.
What does location targeting do?+
Location targeting (Pro plan) filters results to specific cities. Adding a city narrows the pool, which can reduce matches. Without it, Loop searches nationwide.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Yes. All paid plans are month-to-month with no contracts. Cancel anytime from Account settings and keep access through the end of your billing period.
How is this different from LinkedIn?+
LinkedIn shows you everyone. Loop shows you only the people who share your specific background, scores them by warmth, and drafts a personalized email for each. Four hours of research, in five minutes.
What if a contact has left that firm by the time I reach out?+
If they've moved firms, we show the new title so you know before sending. Often, their old colleagues will still introduce you.
How do I follow up if someone doesn't reply?+
Wait 7-10 days, then send one short sentence pointing back to your first note. Most replies come on the second or third touchpoint, so don't take silence as a no. Starter and Pro plans include follow-up templates.
Does Loop integrate with Gmail or Outlook?+
Yes. Connect Gmail and send from inside Loop in one click. Outlook is on the roadmap. Either way, you review every draft before it goes out.
How fresh is the professional data?+
Profiles come from live public data and refresh on every search. We still recommend checking the contact's role on LinkedIn before you send.
Can I export my leads and emails?+
Yes. Export your contacts and outreach history as a CSV anytime from the dashboard.
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Consulting Recruiting
Week 1 of 8
Management Consulting
8-week plan
Break into MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) and top strategy firms. Covers networking cadence, case prep integration, behavioral prep, and application timing.
32 tasks8 weeksMBB + boutique
Investment Banking
6-week plan
Land offers at bulge brackets and elite boutiques. Covers banker outreach, technical prep, deal research, and superday preparation.
24 tasks6 weeksBB + EB + MM
Private Equity
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Pre-MBA and post-MBA PE recruiting. Headhunter outreach, LBO prep, and deal experience framing.
Tech / Product
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PM and SWE recruiting at FAANG and startups. Referral strategy, portfolio building, and interview loops.
Management Consulting Recruiting
8 weeks / 32 tasks / MBB + Strategy + Boutique
This playbook walks you through the full consulting recruiting cycle. It's designed for undergrads and early-career professionals targeting McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and top strategy firms. Each week builds on the last, ramping from research and outreach through case prep and final applications.
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Research and Target List
Week 1 · 5-7 hrs
Goal: A vetted list of 8-12 firms and a 30-second pitch you can repeat in your sleep.
Confirm office locations that match your geography and visa eligibility. Mark each as primary, secondary, or remote-OK.
Pull 10-15 names per firm using Loop's Search (filter by school + city) plus LinkedIn alumni view. Aim for a 60/40 split of recent grads and 2-4 year tenure.
Drop them all into Loop's Contacts so the tracker, send-time, and follow-ups are wired up before outreach starts.
Write your 30-second pitch: who you are, why consulting, why this firm, the ask. Read it out loud and time it.
Pitch template
"I'm [name], a [year/major] at [school]. I've been working on [1 specific project, analytics, club leadership, internship] and the structured problem-solving made me want to look at consulting seriously. I'm narrowing in on [firm] because of [practice/office/case study]. Open to a 15-minute chat about how you decided?"
Pro tip: Don't skip the tier exercise. Recruiters can tell when someone applies to "all top firms" without a thesis, your pitch falls flat in 30 seconds.
5 tasksResearch phaseOutput: target list + pitch
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Alumni Mapping and Resume Prep
Week 2 · 6-8 hrs
Goal: A consulting-rebuilt resume and a warm-intro path into every target firm.
Tasks
Run Loop's Network Map for each firm. Note who shares a hook (alumni, club, fraternity, prior employer), those are warm intros worth ~3× the response rate.
Identify a "champion" per firm, one person you can build a real relationship with vs. cold-blast. Usually the warmest hook on the map.
Rewrite 3 resume bullets using Action-Context-Result with a number in each. Run them through Loop's Resume Review and revise to 8/10+.
Cut anything pre-college unless it's a national award or 2+ years of paid work. Resume should be one page, 10.5pt minimum, clean alignment.
Prepare 5 informational questions per firm, split into "career path" (2), "day-to-day" (1), and "firm-specific" (2 referencing a recent case study, IPO, or thought leadership piece).
Question bank starters
• "What surprised you most in your first 6 months that nobody told you?"
• "How did you decide between [firm] and [comp]? Has that calculus held up?"
• "I read [firm]'s piece on [topic]. How does that practice typically staff junior folks?"
Pro tip: Avoid generic questions you can Google ("what's the culture like?"). Senior folks remember candidates who reference their actual work.
Goal: 5-7 outbound emails sent, 1-2 replies in the inbox by week's end.
Tasks
Send 5-7 personalized emails using Loop's AI hook generation. Each must reference a specific shared hook (school, club, prior firm) and a specific recent work product.
Stagger sends across Tue-Thu, 7-9am local time, Loop's smart-send time picker handles this automatically.
Set follow-up reminders for 5 business days out (Loop does this on auto-pilot but verify).
Drill 30 mins/day of mental math, RocketBlocks or PreLaunch flashcards. Target: multiply two 2-digit numbers in <15 sec.
Read 1 case framework chapter (Victor Cheng's LOMS day 1 or Case In Point ch. 4, profitability).
Cold email template (alumni)
Subject: [School] '[year] → [Firm]?
Hi [first name],
I'm a [year] at [school] looking hard at consulting and noticed you made the jump to [firm] from [prior role / club]. I've been [specific recent project] and your work on [their LinkedIn highlight or case study] caught my eye.
Would you have 15 minutes in the next couple weeks for a quick coffee chat? Happy to work around your calendar.
Thanks for considering,
[Your name]
Watch out: If you're getting 0 replies after 7 sends, the issue is almost always the hook (too generic) or the ask (too vague). Loop's hook score will flag this, don't blast more until you fix it.
5 tasksOutreach beginsTarget: 20-30% reply rate
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Expand Outreach and Schedule Chats
Week 4 · 7-9 hrs
Goal: 2-3 chats on the calendar, framework fluency on profitability and market sizing.
Tasks
Send 5 more outbound emails to new contacts. Pull from a different hook bucket than week 3 (different school cohort, club, or boutique firm).
Book 2-3 coffee chats from this and prior wave. Use Loop's meeting-link integration so the booking is one-click.
Send a handwritten-feeling follow-up to anyone who didn't reply in week 3, Loop drafts these but always edit one line to match what they posted on LinkedIn this week.
Drill 2 profitability cases end-to-end with timer. Use the issue tree: revenue (price × volume) − cost (fixed + variable).
Drill 2 market-sizing cases with population × penetration × frequency × price. Practice top-down AND bottom-up.
Bump email (after no reply)
Subject: Re: [School] '[year] → [Firm]?
Hi [first name], bumping this in case it slipped past. Totally understand if now isn't the right time. If a 15-min chat doesn't fit, even a quick "what would you do differently" reply would mean a lot.
Thanks again,
[Your name]
Pro tip: Don't apologize for the follow-up. "Sorry to bother you again" reads as low-confidence. The bump above is short and zero-friction.
5 tasksConversations rampOutput: 2-3 chats booked
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Coffee Chats and Case Practice
Week 5 · 8-10 hrs
Goal: Run your first chats well, log everything in Loop, drill 5 cases.
Tasks
Run 2-3 coffee chats at 25 minutes max. Open with their story (8 min), pivot to your questions (12 min), close with the ask (5 min).
Send same-day thank-you emails within 6 hours. Reference one specific thing they said. No copy-paste.
Log every chat in Loop, date, key takeaways, follow-up commitments, refer-out names. This is what makes Week 7 referral asks work.
Ask 1 of every 2 contacts for a referral to another team member ("Anyone on your team you'd recommend I learn from?"). Don't ask all of them, protect your champion relationships.
Drill 2 full cases with a partner at full pace (30-35 min each). Record yourself if no partner available.
Thank-you email (24-hour rule)
Subject: Thanks, and one quick follow-up
Hi [first name],
Really enjoyed our chat, your point about [specific thing they said] reframed how I'm thinking about [topic]. I'll act on your suggestion to [thing they recommended].
If it's not too much, I'd love to hear what [their team / their suggested next person] is working on if you ever have a slot for an intro.
Thanks again,
[Your name]
Pro tip: The strongest signal you can give is acting on their advice. If they said "read X" or "talk to Y," do it within 48 hours and report back.
Goal: Move from "first chat" to "second touchpoint" with champions, build a story bank, hit 8 total cases drilled.
Tasks
Conduct 2-3 referral chats from week 5 intros. These already have warm context, open with "[champion] mentioned you'd be a great person to talk to about X."
Send "act-on-advice" updates to your champions: "You suggested I read X, here's what stuck." This is the single highest-leverage move of the playbook.
Drill 3 more cases covering M&A, market-entry, and ops. Get partner feedback on structure (the most-cited weakness for first-timers).
Build a 5-story behavioral bank using STAR. Required: leadership, failure, ambiguity, conflict, motivation. Each must be ≤90 sec.
Stress-test stories aloud, record on your phone, listen back, cut filler ("kind of," "you know," "so basically").
Story bank skeleton
Situation (15 sec), Task (15 sec), Action (40 sec, the meat), Result (15 sec, with a number), Reflection (5 sec, one sentence).
Pitfall: candidates spend 80% on situation and 10% on action. Invert it.
Pro tip: Your "failure" story should be a real failure, not "I worked too hard." Interviewers have heard 1000s of those. The strongest version names a clean mistake and what you changed afterward.
Goal: Direct referrals committed, 2 full mocks done, resume locked for submission.
Tasks
Make explicit referral asks to your strongest 3-4 contacts. Don't hint, ask plainly: "Would you be comfortable submitting me through the referral portal? Happy to send anything that makes that easier."
Send a referral packet in the same email: 1-page resume PDF, 2-3 sentences they can paste into the portal, your target office and start date.
Do 2 full mock interviews, one behavioral, one case. Use peers from your school's consulting club, MBB Live, or Management Consulted.
Capture mock feedback in writing and address the top 2 weaknesses before week 8.
Research current work at your top 3 firms, recent IPOs they advised on, thought leadership, restructuring engagements. You want one specific reference per firm in interviews.
Referral ask
Hi [first name],
[Firm]'s applications open [date]. I wanted to ask directly: would you be willing to submit me as a referral? I know it's a real ask, so totally fine if not.
If yes, I'll send a 1-pager you can paste in. Either way, thank you for everything so far.
[Your name]
Pro tip: Make the referral the easiest possible "yes." A pre-written 3-sentence blurb they can paste in 30 seconds gets said yes 2-3× more often than "happy to send anything you need."
Goal: All apps in with referrals attached, network thanked, first round-ready.
Tasks
Submit applications in batches, reach firms first (lowest acceptance, longest cycle), then strong-fit, then boutique. Confirm each referral is attached server-side, not just promised.
Send "I applied" notes to every referrer with the exact role + req number. Loop's tracker shows this; copy/paste is fine.
Send personal thank-yous to every contact who helped along the way, even those who didn't refer. These are 3-year relationships, not 8-week ones.
Do 2 final mocks at full intensity (1 behavioral + 1 case). Time yourself end-to-end. Hit 30 min cases without going over.
Lock interview logistics: outfit clean, water bottle, charged laptop, room booked, a quiet 90-min window with no calendar conflicts.
Update your Loop tracker, every contact, every chat, every commitment. This becomes your relationship spine for the next firm cycle if needed.
Pro tip: The week before interviews, drill less and rest more. Sleep, exercise, and one mock per day beats six cases and a panic attack.
This playbook covers the full IB recruiting timeline. It's built for undergrads and career switchers targeting analyst roles at bulge brackets, elite boutiques, and middle-market banks. Each week layers networking on top of technical prep so you're ready when applications open.
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Target Banks and Technical Foundations
Week 1 · 8-10 hrs
Goal: Bank list locked, accounting and DCF mechanics understood at a "could explain to a friend" level.
Tasks
Build a 12-18 bank target list across three buckets: bulge bracket (GS, MS, JPM, BofA, Citi, Barclays, UBS, DB), elite boutique (Evercore, Centerview, Lazard, Moelis, PJT, Guggenheim, Houlihan), and middle market (Jefferies, Piper, Baird, Harris Williams, Lincoln, William Blair).
Pick 2-3 product/industry preferences (M&A, LevFin, Tech, Healthcare, FIG, Restructuring). Use these in every conversation, bankers respect specificity.
Pull 8-12 names per bank in Loop, biased toward analysts and associates (response rate is 3-5× higher than VPs+).
Master the 3 core accounting links, how a $10 depreciation flows through IS, BS, CFS. If you can't explain it without notes, this is the single biggest blocker. Use Macabacus or Wall Street Prep's free accounting deck.
Understand DCF mechanics: 5 yr explicit forecast → terminal value → discount with WACC. Drill the formula until it's reflexive.
Pitch (IB version)
"I'm [name], a [year/major] at [school]. I've been working on [specific finance experience, modeling, ER, club deal] and got drawn to IB because of [the deal lifecycle / quantitative rigor / X bank's recent [deal]]. I'm focused on [product/industry] and trying to learn from people actually doing the work. Open to a 15-min chat?"
Pro tip: Bulge bracket recruiting moves fastest, your first apps may go in within 4 weeks. Don't wait until Week 6 to start studying technicals.
5 tasksResearch + technicalsOutput: bank list + accounting fluency
Send 5-7 personalized outreach emails to analysts and associates, Loop's hook generation handles personalization, you handle the deal-specific reference.
Build a 3-5 deal flashcard set per bank, buyer, seller, value, advisor side, strategic rationale, multiples. Mergers and Inquisitions and Wall Street Oasis archive recent deals.
Stand up a 3-statement model template from scratch, even just one revenue line projected forward with proper IS → BS → CFS linkage. The act of building is what teaches it.
Rewrite your resume bullets in IB language: dollar values, percentages, deal sizes, model complexity. Run through Loop's Resume Review and target 8/10+.
Add a "Skills" line: Excel modeling, Capital IQ, FactSet, Bloomberg, PowerPoint. Only list what you can actually defend.
Cold email (banker)
Subject: [School] '[year], looking at [Bank], quick question?
Hi [first name],
I'm a [year] at [school] focused on IB recruiting and have been digging into [Bank]'s [recent deal, e.g., advising on the [Acquirer]/[Target] transaction]. The [structuring choice / valuation approach] there made me want to learn more about how your [Coverage/Product] group thinks about that kind of work.
Would you have 15 minutes in the next two weeks? Happy to work around your schedule, I know mornings before the desk picks up tend to work best.
Thanks,
[Your name]
Pro tip: Reference one deal, not three. Naming three deals reads like you skimmed Wikipedia. One deal with a real reason gets respect.
5 tasksOutreach beginsTarget: 25-35% reply rate
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Conversations and Valuation Practice
Week 3 · 10-12 hrs
Goal: 2-3 chats done, full DCF built, "why IB / why bank" answers polished to ~60 sec each.
Tasks
Send 5 more outbound emails to new contacts at banks where you haven't gotten responses. Switch your hook (different school cohort, different group).
Run 2-3 phone or coffee chats. Bankers are time-starved, keep to 25 min and have your questions ready.
Complete a full DCF on a real public company. Pick a clean SaaS or industrial name with stable margins. Cross-check your enterprise value against the actual market cap and explain any gap.
Polish your "Why IB?" answer to ~60 sec. The structure that wins: (1) interest moment, (2) building skill that confirms it, (3) why now / why this firm.
Polish your "Why [Bank]?" answer per top 3 banks. Reference their actual differentiator (sponsor coverage, restructuring expertise, league table strength in your industry).
"Why IB?" structure
"I got pulled in when [specific moment, modeling project, finance class, deal you read about]. I tested it by [building, club, internship] and what I learned is [I love the analytical depth / pace / advisory work]. Right now I want [skill set / industry exposure] and IB is the cleanest path to that, especially at [Bank] because [their strength]."
Watch out: Never say "the prestige" or "the exit opportunities" as your reason. Both are true and both are immediate red flags.
5 tasksModeling + networkingOutput: DCF built, fit story tight
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Referrals and Technical Deep Dive
Week 4 · 12-14 hrs
Goal: Refs in motion, all 400 technical questions covered at a baseline, two deals you can discuss for 5+ minutes.
Tasks
Conduct 2-3 referral chats from your week-3 introductions. These have warm context, open with "[champion] suggested you'd be a great person to talk to about [group/product]."
Send "act-on-advice" updates to your champions: "You suggested I look at [thing], here's what jumped out." Single best move for staying top-of-mind.
Drill the 400Qs (Wall Street Prep, M&I 400, BIWS), accounting (100), valuation (100), DCF (50), M&A (50), LBO (50), brain teasers (50). Aim for 60% recall this week, 90% by week 5.
Pick 2 recent deals in your industry of interest and study them in depth, strategic logic, accretion/dilution, multiples paid, financing structure, market reaction. Be ready to discuss for 5+ min unprompted.
Refine your behavioral story bank, leadership, failure, ambiguity, conflict, finance-specific (a time you analyzed a company / made an investment call / built a model under pressure).
Deal discussion structure
1. Headline (one sentence): "[Buyer] acquired [Target] for ~$Xbn at a [Y]x EV/EBITDA in Q[N] [year]."
2. Strategic rationale (2 sentences).
3. Financing (1 sentence, cash/stock/debt mix).
4. Why it matters (1 sentence, accretive? consolidation? new product line?).
5. Your view (1 sentence, do you think the multiple was justified, and why?).
Pro tip: Knowing 400 questions at 60% beats knowing 100 at 100%. The depth questions only show up after you nail the surface layer.
Goal: Hard referrals locked, 2 mocks done, stock pitch ready to deliver in 90 sec.
Tasks
Make explicit referral asks to your strongest 3-4 contacts. Don't dance around it, ask plainly: "Would you be willing to submit my name through the referral portal?"
Send a referral packet with your ask: 1-page resume, 2-3 sentences they can paste in, target office and start date, your top group preference.
Do 2 full mock interviews, one technical (45 min, 30 questions), one behavioral + fit (30 min). Use peers from your finance club, M&I forums, or Leland coaches.
Build a 90-second stock pitch: company, what they do (1 sentence), thesis (1 sentence), 2 catalysts, 1 risk, target price + multiple. Memorize. Recite cold.
Finalize cover letter template with [Bank], [Group], [Recent Deal] as variables. Personalize each in <5 minutes per app.
Stock pitch skeleton (90 sec)
"I'd pitch [Company]. They [what they do, 1 sentence]. My thesis: [1 sentence, why mispriced]. Two catalysts in the next 12 months, [1] and [2]. Main risk is [1]. I'd target [$X] based on [Y]x multiple, which is ~[Z]% upside from current."
Pro tip: Pitch a name that fits the bank's industry coverage. Pitching a SaaS name to a healthcare-coverage banker is a missed signal.
Goal: All apps in with refs attached, network thanked, superday-ready.
Tasks
Submit applications in waves, bulge bracket first (deadlines are tightest), then elite boutique, then middle market. Confirm each referral is server-side attached, not just promised.
Send "I applied" notes to every referrer with the exact role + req number + group preference. Loop's tracker captures this; copy/paste is fine.
Send personal thank-yous to everyone in your network, refs, chats, and even no-replies. These relationships compound over years.
Do 2 final mocks under timed conditions, full superday simulation if possible (4 back-to-back 30 min interviews). Get peer feedback in writing.
Lock superday logistics: suit pressed, shoes shined, portfolio with extra resume copies, water bottle, schedule with interviewer names + groups, 3 specific questions per interviewer.
Update your Loop tracker with every contact, chat, and outcome. Win or lose, this is your relationship spine for next cycle.
Pro tip: The night before a superday, drill less and rest more. The 0.1% you'd gain from one more mock isn't worth the 5% you'd lose from being tired and frazzled.
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What does Loop do?
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What's a hook?
A hook is something you genuinely share with a target contact, the reason a stranger will reply. Loop matches across 8 hook types: alma mater, Greek life, hometown, sport, club or org, prior employer, major, and recent hire. The more hooks you fill in on the wizard, the warmer your top leads will be.
How do I improve my reply rate?
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Why didn't I get many leads?
Usually one of: too few target firms, too narrow a city list, or too few hooks for Loop to match on. Try widening to 5+ firms, adding nearby cities, and re-checking Step 3 for clubs or sports you may have skipped. Free plans cap at 10 leads per search; Starter and Pro return more.
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How does Loop find leads?
Loop runs an X-ray search across LinkedIn and the open web for people at your target firms whose public profiles overlap with at least one of your 8 hooks (alma mater, frat, hometown, club, sport, prior employer, major, recent hire). Each candidate is then enriched, scored, and verified before showing up on your list.
Why are my emails personalized?
Each draft is generated against the specific shared hook with that lead, plus public details from their profile (recent role, school, prior employer). Generic openers cut reply rate roughly in half, so Loop refuses to write one without at least one concrete personalization anchor.
What's a "shared hook"?
A hook is something you genuinely share with a target contact: alma mater, Greek life, hometown, sport, club or org, prior employer, major, or recent-hire status. The more hooks you fill in on Step 3 of the wizard, the warmer your top leads will be, and the higher each draft will score.
Can I export my contacts?
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How does the resume review work?
Upload your resume and Loop scores it against the firm's actual rubric (consulting, banking, PE, Big 4, tech). You get a 1-10 score, section-by-section feedback, line-edit suggestions with [X] placeholders for real metrics, and a redline diff against your previous version when you re-upload.
Why did the score change after I edited?
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What's the difference between Loop and LinkedIn Sales Navigator?
Sales Nav surfaces decision-makers for outbound sales reps. Loop surfaces alumni and warm contacts for students recruiting into MBB / IB / tech, ranks them by 8 specific connection hooks, and writes the outreach for you. Different audience, different ranking model, different output.
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How accurate are the email addresses?
Loop verifies every email through SMTP and pattern-matching before showing it. Verified addresses are marked "valid"; "guess" labels mean we inferred a likely pattern but couldn't confirm. Bounce rate on "valid" addresses is under 3% across our pilot.
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What if I find a wrong lead?
Click "Remove" on the row to drop it from your list (it stays in the global pool for other users). If the lead is at the wrong firm or has a stale role, use the report flag in the lead detail modal. We re-verify within 48 hours.
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What does each score (1-10) mean?
9-10: warm intro candidate (multiple shared hooks, including a strong one). 7-8: solid match (one strong hook plus role / firm fit). 5-6: same firm, weaker shared signal. 3-4: firm match only, no hooks. 1-2: partial firm match. Above 7 is where reply rates jump sharply.