I'm a analyst 3 having lateraled fromIndustry into a global boutique (MOE/LAZ/ROTH).After my 5 interviews and assessments, I was offered an Associate 1 role. I reneged and pushed for Analyst 3 as I figured it would give me time to get used to the role before diving into Associate.
I'm 5 months into the role and little things like formatting (fonts, footnotes, style etc) and modelling (building a model from unstructured client data. I can build models from a 10Q but struggle with client data that’s unstructured, doesn’t reconcile etc) are holding me back.I should also note, I haven't been given any training whatsoever in the role
Option 1 - fix issues and get promod
Option 2 - try to fix things, fail and get pushed out
Option 3 - Quit - I'll be able to secure a corporate role with the same base as an associate
-My ED told me that Boutiques are a double edge sword in that you're closer to MD's and get more exposure but on the flip side fewer layers between you and MD, mean you can't hide. I'm starting to think he's rightWhat should I do ?
what would you do
Bump
If you can get a corporate role with same base as associate why would you ever do IB?
Agree - zero chance an analyst 3 at a bank is getting 175k as base in corporate
scratching head why you would turn down an extra ~50k in base salary for an associate offer (no pay me less PLEASE)
(congrats on Rothschild)
Imagine wanting to be an analyst. You’re NGMI
No offense but you turned down an associate offer for analyst 3... in what world is that a good choice
I was lateraling from a corporate where I had over 4-5 years M&A experience.I had never worked in IB and so opted to come in as slightly more junior to enable me to get up to speed before getting promo'd to associate.
You're retarded
This reads more like a humble brag post looking for praise than a genuine request for constructive advice.
“Everyone I passed 5 interviews and assessments to get an Associate role at a top boutique but I argued back down to an Analyst 3, I’m so humble…”
”I build flawless decks but sometimes I misplace a footnote, I’m so careless…”
“I can create a 100% perfect model from scratch from a 10Q but sometimes my models are less than perfect when the underlying data is unstructured, I’m not technical enough…”
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