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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Hi all,
Just finished my 2nd year at one of the local uni. Have been grinding hard for the M&A career path. But I'm cognizant that I am probably not good enough for BB IBD, probably MM at best. If say I cmi, then I'll have to slog off at Big4/Japanese bank/local bank at 4-5k for IBD hours... Should I look to go Markets or PB or Sales(S&T) instead where the competition is way lower? I still have the time to transition but I feel like now is the time. PB at BB is >7k and WLB is way better too. Any advice for me? |
Decide what you wanna do in life. PB is very different from IB. You get paid well for PB, but do you have what it takes? If you don’t enjoy the work you can’t survive more than 2-3 years.
At least if you like IB - go to a local bank IB and pivot to BB after that. Btw it’s not as easy to get into local IB these days. I would say hedge your bets and apply for PB and BB and IB at local banks. Ultimately it comes down to which bank offers you