If your seniors don't ask, how do you pop the question of "can you make some calls to your contacts to help place me in PE?"
Secondly, those of you that have been through this at a BB bank... how did it work? Im thinking if all goes as planned my senior will ask me where I want to move, I'll tell him, and he'll make the call for me. The issue is, if I give him a list of my top 5 picks, won't he be hesitant to call all 5 of them (or even more than 1) since if I get more than one offer he will have called in a favor to help place me there, and I declined their offer?
Im afraid Ill tell him my top picks, he'll make a call to #1 on the list to get me an interview and give his recommendation, and think "I did all I could to get him into his #1 pick, my work is done here, its his to lose now." Obviously its a ridiculously competitive and you need to be interviewing at the least 3 or 4 places, and you'll be lucky to get an offer from one.
Long story short, he burned some major bridges.
I would probably discuss your concerns with your seniors. I'm sure they'll be honest with you. Or...instead of getting only 1 MD to make calls for you, maybe ask 2-3 instead?
Wtf? Who does that? Why didn't he just nag for the shop he eventually picked then?
Just don't ask anyone you've smacked in the mouth.
+1.....better yet - threaten to beat him down again if he doesn't help
Reach out to headhunters CPI, SG, Amity, Oxbridge, Dynamics, etc) and drop them your CV if they haven't already asked. As you probably know, they are the gatekeepers. They'll ask for references within your group, so pick a handful of patient MDs and a few associates/VPs who you like to field a few of the headhunter calls. From there, I would wait to see where I got interviews at and then ask those senior guys to put in some calls.
It's weird, but it's the reality of the process unfortunately. If recent cycles are any indication at all, most larger buyout shops will have their classes all signed up by May.
so what's the consensus as to how far in advance you should reach out to your MDs?
What if your in consulting? Most consulting firms don't necessarily expect you to jump after two years (excl. MBB).
Headhunters
how, do you reach out to them and when / is it a 2 year and out or is it 3 years or what?
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