After hundreds of LinkedIn DMs, emails, informational interviews, coffee meetings, a handful of first round interviews, and a few super days, you unfortunately still didn't secure an intern offer. Please do not lose hope on the next 30-40 years of your career. The door to high finance is not shut. There are still many paths to break in, if that is what you truly want.
Step 1 (year 1-2)
- Accounting firm (deal advisory, transaction services, consulting)
- FP&A rotational program / Corp development analyst
- Corporate banker / Commercial banker
Step 2 (year 2-4)
- LMM IB analyst
- Maybe get lucky and land a MM IB analyst
Step 3 (Year 4-5)
- LMM PE Associate
- Up-tier IB as a Senior Analyst --> 2 years get promoted internally --> then recruit for MM PE Associate
- Top 10 B-School
So by ~27, you could still be in a position to pursue a long career with a great IB or nice sized fund. Will it suck still being a grunt at 27, no doubt. But if this is the career you really want to be in long-term, you can still make it happen. All is not lost.
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