Lateral Prep

I'm looking to lateral in the summer after a full year at my current bank. Culture isn't great and I'd like to get out of LevFin and move to a more M&A focused role. 

I'm in touch with people at other banks, but haven't started actively asking about openings, especially given the current job market. So, assuming the job market opens up a bit in the summer, how early should I be actively asking about openings and general recruitment?

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I wouldn't pop the question until end of summer/fall. Banks are still cutting and the lateral market is closed. As someone looking to lateral myself, how did you make approached to folks at other banks? I assume they can read between the lines but curious how you made your approach/planned it out. 

 

Do you not worry about it coming back to your current bank? Assuming you don't have your group in your LinkedIn. 

 

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