about to graduate — recruited rx and regretting it
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do all you guys not take the time to do basic research for a job that will require you to do intensive research... your question isn't any different than someone doing non RX IB asking the same question...
do RX IB first... always good to have a solid skillset before you go into a place where you won't have any hand holding... unless a really good fund with a solid training program offers you a job
Can you leave early? yes sure, but should you leave within 1 year... probably not for the first job out of school
RX preps you better for distressed/credit seats... but it doesn't limit you to recruit for others. If you have the right background, just reach out to HHs and talk to them... what's the point of asking idiotic questions like "will I be able to break into HFs after IB" when countless people have trodden down that path
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I mean... come on dude/dudette... you are a month away from graduation heading into a good job that's a proven springboard for buyside jobs... and you're asking if you will get a comparable HF seat that'll allow you to skip the whims of the sellside altogether? What kind of a dense question is that... any good buyside analyst grad program is 99.9% unlikely to have an open seat at this point. If you are smart enough to get an RX IB job, you are smart enough to know how recruiting works too
the bottleneck of talent has accelerated, but the process of getting to the end state hasn't changed -- network, do well in interviews and do a great case study when the time comes. Talk to HHs, network with people at funds you're at, talk to alums from your bank, etc. -- these are all table stakes that you surely know at this point
the search function on WSO isn't great... but there were multiple iterations of this questions you can find that were answered by myself or far more experienced buysiders over the past couple months alone...
edit - and btw this is your post not mine "this being said - i guess i'm looking to be convinced that pursuing rx ib is still a fine decision? is it possible to break into HF after? what would that look like?"
do stock pitches and learn to model quarters. Try get a sense of what’s moving the needle.
You’ll need to do at least a year before you get HH outreach, but even then it’s gotten more competitive so knowing your shit is more important than ever. Particularly as the large teams and shops on the MM side anyway have internal pipelines which are expanding and train kids for the job better than ib can
Also pick a strategy. Love of the game isn’t a reason for me to hire you
What? Just spend 1-2 years there and recruit for HFs after… like everyone else
The worst part is I know this isn’t bait.
I’ll gladly take your RX offer… non-target slaving for four years for nothing with a month til graduation. ;)
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