Lateral this early?
Currently in IB at a very well regarded group but in a regional office in a city that severely limits exits. Have an interview with a bigger office of a bigger bank in a better city for finance. So the question is, is it worth it to pursue a lateral this early even though I’m in a good group? Or would it be better to wait until the 1 year mark? Or stay in this group and pursue recruiting a year from now? Obviously these questions don’t need to be answered until I have an offer but I think it’s important to think about it now as well.
Note: I am not recruiting buyside this cycle, but planning on it in next year’s cycle/off-cycle recruiting
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How did you already land the interview with the bigger bank?
Get ready to be grilled heavily on why you want to leave so early. You've really only worked there for less than 3 months (including one month of training). There will definitely be a few people who will be very hard to convince unless you have a really good reason to move. You have to convince everyone you talk to that you will not also leave that firm after a couple of months. Hope that makes sense.
That being said, if you already have an interview set up, why not go for it and see what happens.
When would you say is the right time to lateral then
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