Job security in DCM?

Hello all,

I appreciate that there might have been posts like this before, but none under such an economic climate like now (or maybe the financial markets were terrible early 2016, idk).

I was wondering how DCM ranks in terms of job security? Especially considering downturns such as now, is it a safe group to be in?

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Stable gig, very difficult/unlikely to overhire (unlike ECM/Coverage), somewhat countercyclical. 
 

Simply put, if the DCM team is facing heavy cuts, the bank has way more problems 

 

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