Breaking back into IB

Hi all,

I graduated from an MSc last year and subsequently did an internship in M&A at a MM boutique. Whilst I got a return, it wasn't the place for me so I declined and landed another internship in a corp dev / investing team at a tech company.

I really like my new team, however if I ended up finding that this new corp dev role is not for me, how likely is it that I would be able to re-recruit into IB?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated

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Why did you turn down the return offer? Spilt milk under the bridge but you really should have taken that offer and lateralled at the earliest possible opportunity. Is there a way you can try to get back onboard with the MM?

 

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