Your network is your net worth.
Yours just isn't pointed at the right companies yet.
Everyone starts with who they know. We start with where you want to work, then build the network backward to the people inside who get you in. Not taught and left to you. Done with you.
Why your networking runs the wrong way
You've been networking forward. It was never going to reach the companies worth the most to you.
The dead-end circle
You messaged the few seniors you know. None work where you want to be. Your net worth capped out at your address book.
The inherited advantage
Domestic students didn't build a better network, they inherited a bigger one. Forward pays them. It strands you.
The clock
"Build relationships slowly" assumes you have years. Your OPT window says start from the target and move fast.
Most people network forward. It's exactly why they stay stuck.
The direction you run the search decides which companies your network can ever reach. Flip it.
A wall.
Only the few companies your circle already happens to touch.
Networking forward · reach capped
Before Splendid: start with who you know → your net worth is capped at the companies your circle already touches.
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Shivani
Analyst at Deutsche Bank
“I was networking forward, messaging people who couldn't help me get into my target banks. Splendid reversed the search, mapped warm paths into finance, and prepped me for every conversation. A referral conversation turned into my offer at Deutsche Bank.”
Read success story →Not advice. The search,
run backward, with you.
Every networking engagement is done with you, target companies first, warm paths mapped, introductions brokered, outreach run on your behalf.
- Alumni introductions to people working inside your target companies, actual warm connections, not a cold message from you to a stranger
- Identification of which companies in your field are worth pursuing through introductions versus which are better approached through applications
- Preparation for every networking conversation, what to say, what to ask, and how to turn a real conversation into a referral without making it awkward
- Outreach messages written or reviewed to maximize response rates for any outreach you do conduct independently
- Ongoing support as conversations develop and opportunities move forward
- Access to the alumni network that has placed 350+ students across 80+ companies over 8 years
The search, run backward, in four moves.
Four moves that take you from scattered forward networking to warm paths inside your target companies.
Build the target list
Dream ten, actively hiring, recently funded, trending. Priority-ranked. We start from where you want to be, not who you happen to know.
Output: Priority Target ListMap who's inside
For every target, we surface your first- and second-degree connections, plus the recruiters who staff those teams.
Output: Connection MapReach out on a common thread
A real opening, not "can you refer me." Personal intros brokered by us; professional outreach run by us.
Output: Warm Outreach SentTurn contact into offer
We prep every conversation, move it toward a referral, and keep the network compounding after the first door opens.
Output: Offer-Stage PipelineThis service is part of the engagement for: International Students · Fresh Graduates · Early Career Professionals
Give us the companies. We'll work backward to the people who get you in.
Free · 30 minutes · No commitment · We'll show you what reversing your search actually surfaces.
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Career Strategy & Role Clarity
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