FT recruiting is very hard. I would try to leverage this into an IBD offer somewhere else if I were you. JPM IBD FIG is top notch (second only to Goldman's FIG group which is arguably the best placing group on the street FIG or no FIG) so I assume this group is strong as well because it sounds like you'll work in the same space as the IBD FIG team. But that's an assumption. FIG is a niche group, but in my opinion that's not what will prevent you from moving around. It's the corporate banking title that will.

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Recently got a SA offer from JP Morgan in Corporate Client Banking FIG in NY. Thoughts on name brand, dealflow, hours, comp, etc?

Job description mirrors that of IB - pitchbooks, modeling, credit analysis, comps, participation in all stages of syndication/leveraged finance deal cycle, as well as treasury/derivatives products from the commercial bank, etc.... but it's not part of the investment bank.

It seems like a FO role, but I'd like to end up somewhere in IBD FT. Potential to move to JPM IBD or to another bank for FT?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

It's a fairly new group so it's still pretty lean. Correct me if I'm wrong but you'll be one of 2-3 interns. It's definitely an up and coming group, there's a lot of long-term prospects and the ability to stay with the team and make an impact. You'll be working on a lot of debt stuff. I'd say your chances of lateraling to a BB or MM FIG group is solid. FIG in itself is a pretty niche industry and being in a CCB FIG group exposes you even more niche things, but I wouldn't count yourself out of landing into another group in another bank.

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