Lateral timeline

Starting as an IB analyst in early Feb at a boutique MM.

Interested in lateraling for brand name among others. Curious as per the timeline if starting banking earlier. Would lateraling in June/July be seen as bad or should I wait till next year? Idc about end of year bonus.

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