Does anyone have any idea what kind of exit opportunities there are from the big 3 ratings agencies? I imagine that they would include credit hedge funds/PE/Asset Management, but is there anything else I’m not thinking of?
More specifically, would FI S&T be an option?
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In sum, you're looking too high for the most part. Your ops are dependent on your personal experience, background, and other qualifications. The more likely exits would be:
1) Corporate Banking (Underwriting or portfolio management) 2) Equity Research 3) Credit Research 4) Credit Risk 5) Treasury 6) Credit-focused Asset Management (insurance, mutual funds, credit desks for Treasury teams, etc.) 7) Big 4 Transaction Advisory 8) Other Rating Agencies
Stretch or Multi-Stage transitions: 1) Investment Banking (if you get into a niche-y role at the CRA like Oil and Gas or Structured Products, it may be easier; Lev Fin is a multi-stager) 2) S&T (because your skills are unrelated) 3) Corporate Development (because your M&A experience will be sub-par compared to IB Analysts)
Highly unlikely in the short-run unless you have contacts; these will be multi-stage things as well: 1) PE 2) Hedge Fund
Then there's a bevy of oddball stuff you could also do: 1) Finance/Business Development roles at a start-up positions 2) Investor Relations 3) Consulting (maybe more in a research capacity)
Thanks for the help. That list is overall fairly encouraging for me (I’m definitely happy with the “likely exits”).
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