Sophomore summer investment ops. —> junior summer IB?

I got an investment ops offer at a solid AM for summer 2026 and am recruiting for IB SA 2027, I know ops isn't transferable to IB but should I still put the role on the resume I use to apply to investment banks? It’s def not ideal but have no other sophomore summer offers at this moment

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