IB associate after post-exp. MFin or IB analyst after pre-exp MFin?
Cleared all levels of CFA, FRM & CAIA. Age:24.
With 1 yr WE, shall I go for pre-exp. MFin & work as an IB analyst or get 2-3 yrs WE, go for a post-exp. MFin & start at IB associate level? Given my age, which route should I pursue? With pre-exp. MFin, I might be old joining the IB analyst work force. With post-exp MFin, I have to compete with highly exp. MBAs from Top schools. What should I do? Is 2-3 yr work exp in PE enough for getting a job as an IB associate?
any one?
To my knowledge, I do not think that banks recruit from MFin programs for Associate pools. I would go with the former option if I were you. Other option is to work 3+ more years and go back for an MBA to get to the Associate level.
There are some post-exp MFin programs in Europe which have seen their students get employed directly as an IB associate. It is true though that I would be competing with top MBA students for the position.
An MFin will not clear up what is your biggest weakness: no IB experience. My suggestion would be the MBA route as that acts sort of like a "reset button", whereas MFins, MSFs, etc. are so of a continuation and require some prior experience in most cases.
Yeah my biggest weakness is no IB work experience. I guess, I should first work as an IB analyst before. Only issue with MBA is that they need 4+ yr WE. And given that I'm just starting out, I will join as an associate at an older age (4+2).
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