International Tax --> Equity Research (ER)

Hi there,

I am an international tax consultant at Big 4 now. I was a financial reporting and assurance track student during my undergrad as well as master program. However, I ended up in tax anyhow. After several months' experience, I still think tax is not a good fit for me. Now I am looking for a job in equity research as I really love doing fundamental analysis of companies from their financial reports. I have tried to apply for several openings but things do not work well so far.

Does anyone have suggestions on how I should target my new employers/ what kind of preparation I shall do/ what networking resources I should turn to?

Thanks a lot!

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