EY to Jefferies (Lateral Analyst)

Hey all,

Currently debating a move from EY to Jefferies IBD and would love the community’s thoughts. A bit on me:

Target undergrad 3.8 GPA; finance New York Goal: b-school (M7) Current: EY

Currently work at EY in our Strategy & Transactions practice under EY Parthenon doing a lot of M&A-related work. Have done a bunch of internal rotations and had a good experience but always planned to lateral to an M&A IBD banking group after a year to get the experience.

Interviewing across a range of groups at Jefferies, primarily M&A & some coverage teams. Just curious people’s opinions on making the move over from EY?

I want to get the M&A IBD experience and go to M7 b-school in a couple years.

Have interviewed for Goldman & Blackstone, among others, so I have options. Not sure when the right time to pull the trigger is, and where to head. Any advice appreciated.

Thanks!

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Because many aholes on this site have been deleting their original thread after getting a useful answer, I am copying and pasting OP's question below in case that happens

Original post:

Hey all,

Currently debating a move from EY to Jefferies IBD and would love the community's thoughts. A bit on me:

Target undergrad
3.8 GPA; finance
New York
Goal: b-school (M7)
Current: EY

Currently work at EY in our Strategy & Transactions practice under EY Parthenon doing a lot of M&A-related work. Have done a bunch of internal rotations and had a good experience but always planned to lateral to an M&A IBD banking group after a year to get the experience.

Interviewing across a range of groups at Jefferies, primarily M&A & some coverage teams. Just curious people's opinions on making the move over from EY?

I want to get the M&A IBD experience and go to M7 b-school in a couple years.

Have interviewed for Goldman & Blackstone, among others, so I have options. Not sure when the right time to pull the trigger is, and where to head. Any advice appreciated.

Thanks!

 

Take the offer if you get it? JEF > EY? Not sure why GS and BX are relevant (or JEF for that matter). You don’t have any offers if I am reading your post correctly. This post is like me asking if I should go to Sloan because I applied there but have other options (except not having any options, including Sloan). JEF is a good bank. It has a well documented shit culture.

 

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