2 unrelated questions: assert finance & leasing and networking

Hi,

I have a couple of questions:

  • I'm interested in M&A advisory. If I were to get a job in asset finance and leasing, how hard to you think it would be to switch to M&A in the future? Is the work similar? (I still have to do research, just wanted to ask here first)

  • I got business cards from 2 analysts who help with hiring. I'm not particularly interested in working at the local branch of the bank, but they said that if I apply for an internship in London, I should shoot them an email and they can ask HR to "put my CV on the top of the pile", i.e. at least I can be reasonably certain that my CV will get a read. Should I email both of them? They work in the same office and it may be odd if I contact them both with the same request.

By the way, this took place at a workshop that I participated in and which was organized by the bank, so hopefully they can put a face with my name and will actually make the effort to help out (I guess it all depends on how I performed in the workshop).

Thanks

8 Comments
 

If you can stay away from leasing. seriously!

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 
Silverback88Any particular reason why?

Where i work has a large leasing side, which i'm not involved with, so as a consequence we get senior leasing guys coming for us for help/ changing their career into corporate finance.

the people coming from leasing are verging on mentally retarded, narr that's a bit harsh they are just very boring slow moving frustrating people in a frustrating market. you want to kill yourself after an afternoon eves dropping on them.

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 

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