Has anybody seen or heard of people moving from the transaction approval credit risk side at BB banks to front office leveraged finance? What does this typically look like?
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I have friends at top BBs who've made the switch. Just do your one year and then apply or reach out to switch
Thank you for your response. One other question, if you don’t mind. Have they typically lateraled at the same rank or taken a demotion to move over?
Never seen like Associate back down to Analyst, but definitely expect to lose 6 months to a year
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