If you were forced to leave IB (4 months instead of planned 8 months), what other division in the bank would you move to and why (the ultimate goal is to return to IB as soon as possible)?
I am currently in this situation and was thinking moving to ER/ECM/DCM/S&T
Anything helps.
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Well I'm a little confused because ECM and DCM at many shops are considered IB, but if those are your options, I'd probably choose DCM as first option.
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Go for DCM. From my personal experience, they are the closest group to the IB teams.
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