How restrictive for exit ops?
After 2 years in IB I’m getting out but I have no fixed view of what I want to do long term. This makes it difficult to choose my 2nd job - because whatever I take will eliminate many avenues in the future. Does anyone know how restrictive it would be if I took 1. a strategic finance associate role or 2. an associate role in M&A insurance. Both are very attractive for different reasons - but worried about the effect (positive or negative) long term. Thank you.
People in this forum are too obsessed with optionality. At some point you gotta specialize to make a lot of money and at that point you lose optionality. Just figure out what you would rather have: a corporate career or one in insurance and go from there. Optionality won't pay the bills.
The 2-2-2 formula is stupid and just costs people a ton of money + time for MBA's especially these days when you can get most roles in finance without an MBA. Also if you don't want to do a certain job after 2 years in IB or want to go into something else, why would you ever choose to do it for the sake of optionality. That's 2 lost years where you could be doing something that you actually want to do.
Thanks so much for this answer - it is a bit of an epiphany for me! I need to wake up to the fact that I have to choose a pillar and fully commit and that the others are probably gone.
If you're interested in becoming an operator (BizOps/Strat) down the line, strategic finance is the better option. If you want to stay within M&A, chose the other.
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