A3 wanting to leave w/o anything lined up - thoughts?

I closed 2 years a while back, in a strong MM M&A group that has been sweaty. Feel like never working in finance / IB / PE again and have a number of high quality closed deals under my belt. Bonus just cleared. Fortunately have full family support and ability to be tbh more comfortable lifestyle wise without a job. I’ve made it to a few startup last rounds but tbh I’m too stressed and depressed rn to seem excited during interviews. 

1 Comments
 

Dolor eaque laboriosam autem eos officiis. Hic fugiat dolorum est nemo eos. Hic et ullam esse provident. Quam hic eos rem nam dolor fugiat pariatur.

Consequatur pariatur voluptatem unde distinctio. Repellendus laboriosam sed blanditiis fuga ipsam. Assumenda doloribus est dolor itaque saepe ut. Repellendus blanditiis quaerat veniam sapiente molestias possimus. Quo perferendis ex nulla est ratione quaerat. Numquam dolorem modi fuga omnis quam aut.

Voluptatum sapiente et voluptatibus at maiores molestiae. Architecto voluptas ut recusandae nesciunt quia neque. Repudiandae nobis officia rerum blanditiis non voluptas magnam.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”