Recruiter, the worst exit opp?

Saw an email from a recruiting firm hiring a recruiter. Reminded me of some recruiters who were former bankers. Any insight on why do IB/PE > Recruiter when salary is peanuts vs. work in PE / CorpDev / AM / Middle office / back office / insurance sales

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