Pretty basic title. I feel like it's pretty tricky to maneuver a company's website to find available roles. I know it's more selective and all but curious to see what's the best way to find these roles. Interested in working in corp dev after analyst years. If anyone has some good advice that would be appreciated
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Reach out directly to the people in corp dev by linkedin. They should be easy to find
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Recruiting for corp dev is going to be pretty random and will probably require looking across a large-ish group of companies. They aren't very big groups at any business and certainly don't have a structured "we hire X associates per year at Y timeline" sort of process... will be much more ad hoc with nearer term start dates relative to PE, etc.
The good news is that does mean many positions will be publicly listed and networking is less important. Just set up an alert for Corp Dev / Corp Strat / M&A + (your level here) on LinkedIn, etc. and chill
LinkedIn was where I found my previous corp dev role.
How did you switch form Corp dev to PE?
Corp dev roles fyi may fall under "Business Development" for some companies, would also search those and filter based on job description. Know of a few people in "Business Development" roles but a part of their role is to seek out possible acquisitions / investments (large private companies).
I had various job updates from LinkedIn going on when looking for Corp Dev roles.
Corporate development is one for sure, and then business development, corporate strategy and strategic finance can be your additional key terms.
Some firms intermingle corporate strategy and strategic finance with corp dev responsibilities so read through responsibilities from the output job posts.
That said, another thing to keep in mind is adding positions (analysts, associates). Even though you might be 1st year analyst, some firms that are looking for "2-years of experience" might still interview you so always apply (unless you really want to save for best foot forward in the future).
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