Is ER to SM HF Impossible?

Ok, obviously its not impossible, but everyone on this forum suggests one way or another that its either IB or nothing. I have scanned several notable SM HF employees on LinkedIn, and only a minority of them have previous IB experience. 

Can a pro-ER intellectual please reassure me that my HF dreams can still be fulfilled if I go into BB ER first?

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Went to a L/S straight after LO first experience. Based in Europe. Got the feeling that they don't look specifically for ER/IB/AM experience unless you're talking about activist (I got an interview with small activist once but they preferred someone coming from PE/ mgmt consulting).

In the past I found many openings for sector specialists, so ER helps you in building more specific knowledge in that sense.

 

Are there any sectors in your experience that you’ve noticed SM HFs typically aren’t interested in?

 

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