Is UK IB experience worth anything in the US?
I’m thinking about going from the US to the UK to study and work. I’m wondering how UK experience in investment banking will transfer back to the US.
On a side note, does anyone know if it’s easier or harder to get an IB job in the UK compared to the US?
Bump. Would also like to know if UK IB experience (GS/MS/JPM) would allow placement into US MF PE.
Pan European Monkey said that you can't recruit on cycle for NYC.
Thanks for the tag.
Regarding which one is easier, I would say between the US and the UK IB is two different beasts. If you don't go to a targetted school you litterally stand 0 chances of making it in London. There is much more luck involved in the process as you cannot network. In the US on the other hand, you have much more control over the outcome of your recruiting as you can network with people that will vouch for you to get interviews.
Regarding IB to NYC MF PE, it'll just be impossible. You won't be able to meet headhunters, teams are in most (99.9%) not supportive of recruiting in London, thus you won't be able to fly to NYC for on-cycle. And even then there is more than enough talent of people that will have executed US transactions and gained a much better network in the US than you, why would they hire you?