What's up guys. So I got a FT BB offer... for Ops. A part of me wishes I never got it and a part of me is really happy I did. I know the stigma surrounding Ops on this website.
I went through SA recruiting last year, had a bunch of super days, and nothing. Even had two of my interviewers for one gig (that I really fucking wanted...) take me out for a lunch afterwards because of how unlucky they felt I was for not getting it. The whole process was pretty exhausting and frankly, discouraging. So I try for FT, and have had a lot of hits and misses and ended up with this Ops gig. Here's the thing. I'm a pretty ambitious person. I know I will hate it if the work is really THAT boring. But I also look at the fact that even with this analyst position, I'd be making more than my father ever has.
Basically, a part of me is saying "Fuck it, keep going. You might get somewhere better" and another is saying "Fuck it, this is already a solid gig (paying wise). You might not get anything better."
Any advice from those that had a similar experience would be really appreciated. Thanks monkeys.
" A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"?
My experience with a similar situation.
For SA I got an offer from a well known MM bank extremely early in the process. I thought I had a really good chance of getting a BB offer, but ended up accepting the MM offer using the logic that "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". (I didn't have a chance to interview anywhere else, because the MM offer exploded before first round interviews)
I regretted my decision every day of the summer and would have done anything to redo the process.
My advice would be to push for your dream job. Give it all you have and if you don't get it, you can fall back on the one you have now which is already a really good offer. At least then you won't wonder.
Best of luck and congrats on the gig that you have.
^^ Agreed. Take the job now and continue to look for an IBD position. I saw in another post someone in your similar position was able to lateral into a FT IBD analyst position at the same firm.
Please link this post.
Thanks.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Agree with VersacePython.
Based on other posts, it seems like FT recruiting is largely done at most BB/EB and even most MM's are drying up.
Not saying you shouldn't keep trying, but if you end up with no IBD offers out of school and have turned down this Ops gig, I guarantee you'll regret it...
Just because you accept the Ops roles doesn't mean you can't continue looking. It'll pay the bills.
Thanks for all the insight guys. Appreciated.
would take the job and look for even the smallest boutiques
Doesn't matter if you renege even a week before - recruiters for ops @ BBs work separately from the FO recruiters, plus no one really cares and reneging happens all the time.
Just remember that they'd cut you off in an instant and loyalty is dead in finance.
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