Failed To Recruit. What now?
Hey all,
Not looking for pity just clarity into how to reorganize and come back from a tough SA recruiting process.
At a target/semi-target and had a really late start, not really “understanding” networking until too late. I lightly focused at BB and EB, but never thought to reach out to upperclassmen about advice on the process. From what it looks like, SA recruiting has closed up and there’s only one more place to potentially hear back from, which I’m not hopeful for at all.
Until now, I was hoping to get a top IB role, then do the 2Y PE, then onward. Now, I’m not really sure what to do. Consulting recruiting is coming up which is an option, but I’m kinda just lost as to what to try to focus on next. I know I’m smart enough to get through the process, just didn’t prep enough this time around.
Any thoughts?
Regional botiques
Regional IBs are still recruiting, such as citizens, etc. Also, banks (all BBS, EBs, etc) are starting to hire around this time for non IB finance roles. AM, corporate development, etc, other front office roles, are still great career opportunities that will pay you tons of money and provide you with a great career trajectory. You may not break into the upper echelons of investment banking, but your career is still on track. Good luck!
MBB >>>>>>>> regional boutiques
No shit
Then why did you respond to "regional botiques" instead of recommending he recruit for consulting when it seems like that's an opportunity available to him.
What do you define as a regional boutique?
A bank we’ve never heard of, or a “lower middle market” like a KeyBank/Truist/PNC?
I’d argue that if your goal is IB, you’d be better off in an IB role with a national presence that still does billion-dollar deals than going into consulting. If by “regional boutique” you mean a bank ever never heard of, then yeah, you’re definitely correct.
His stated goal after IB is PE. MBB would position him better for plenty of UMM/MF funds than would a stint at a bank like Truist. Would argue that MBB would position him better for almost any corporate job too, other than banking itself.
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