Plan B: Geography vs firm size?

Hi all,

Was planning my next moves in case the current full time recruiting falls through for me. Ideally I would like to move to London and work at a BB/EB that I like. What would be the best way to go about this when I can't secure a '18 grad role?

  • Move to London and start at a smaller firm (big 4, lower MM, boutique or valuations firm) and lateral after a year;
  • Start at a MM/large firm in my home country and try to lateral.

I'm thinking #1, as you cannot easily fly out to London with the IB hours you are working to interview for laterals.

What do you think?

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