No IB experience
I work in the finance department of a manufacturing company. Do I have any opportunity to get into IB?
I work in the finance department of a manufacturing company. Do I have any opportunity to get into IB?
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Hey! Happy to see that you are interested in IB. Given that you have some work experience, I would have proposed to get an MBA and recruit for IB there. As I checked your history, it seems that you did your MBA already and thus it would be hard to explain doing a second one. I would be honest, it would be hard to break into IB, outside the MBA recruitment process. Here are some thoughts:
If you could offer more info about your story, we might find some more opportunities.
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