Engineering to IB

I'm currently 1 year into my first job post-grad in engineering but have firmly made the decision to pivot into finance (graduated with a top GPA at a semi-target school with a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Economics, for addtl. context.) At this point, I've picked up an IB textbook (just some light Summer reading) and will soon be starting a part-time remote gig at a search fund. Trying to network my ass off, but would love any advice on breaking into the industry (focus is Chicago market).

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