Consulting to IB or IB to Consulting: Which is more common
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on 3/18/11 at 9:41pm
Which switch is more common post b-school? Do a lot of bankers who do an analyst stint hate their lives and make the jump to consulting, or more often is it vice versa? Looking for percentages as opposed to nominal numbers, since there are more BB IBD analysts then MBB pre-MBA associates.






Mostly curious what people
Mostly curious what people see anecdotally and sense is the more common switch. I know the two groups dump on each other, but wondering if one repels people more.
I see consulting switch to IB
I see consulting switch to IB more frequently (or just going to b-school/PE)
basically the same schpeel from my consultant friends...
-- (opinion before starting --> after 6-12 months on the job)
1. I thought the travel would be fun --> it got tiring / it sucks to be on-site in rural Ohio with townies 4 days a week
2. I want a work/life balance --> not at MBB
3. I will have better exit options --> debatable... (and I do not consider getting picked up by a client company to be a legit exit opp)
4. no bonus... fuck --> FUCK
so true...
so true...