Lateral Transfer
Do you guys think it would look weird to lateral after 1-1.5 years of work experience? I got an offer to be an As1 which would fast track my career a little bit. The pay difference is along the lines of $160k now to $200k then. My end goal is still moving to the buyside, so I am thinking on one hand being an associate quicker makes me more "competitive" but on the other hand I am not sure if it's good to jump jobs so much.
Buy side doesn't care whether you are a junior analyst or associate (frankly, they don't even care what shop you are from as long as it's not ridiculously low quality analyst / shop - not naming names, feelings get hurt here).
If you can think like an investor, you are hired.
So following that logic, if I expect to stay on the sell-side for a couple more years, then I might as well as an associate right? Higher comp and probably does make me a slight amount more competitive in recruitment than being a barely 2nd year analyst?
If you are a good investor now, you will get a job on the buy-side now. If you are never going to think like an investor, you will never get to the buy-side.
More time on the sell-side only makes you a better sell-side professional. It barely makes you a better investor (the only benefit of being on sell-side longer is you will know your sector better, but that in no way guarantees to make you a better buy-sider)
How does one convey being a good investor? Also, I mean realistically I feel like none of my peers have any real risk taking "skill", so what could I possibly do to get noticed?
Ah, now you can go read my articles in my signature.
May I PM you questions? I read through your newsletter and would be very interested in knowing a few more details.
If you have anything you want me to read first, I can do that too.
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