Botched last job in IB...can I break back in?

Did 2 years at an NYC BB as a post-MBA associate. First year was great....second, not so much. Without going into detail, basically I had a divorce and death in the family at the same time and decided I wanted out. I quit about 5 months ago.

Now that everything is resolved and I feel like a functional human being again, I want to get back in the game. I have a solid background — Ivy League undergrad, T10 MBA, veteran — but don’t know if I’m going to be able to overcome explaining this gap. I know I can do the job well. I will literally take any position on the east coast, at any level — I’m willing to start over as a 1st year associate or even 3rd year analyst if someone will give me a shot. Can it be done?

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You were already there, so I don't see why you think you won't do it once more. As for explaining the gap - be honest and tell why things happened. Repeating what was told before me, talk with your former bank.

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