How do you recruit to leave banking?

Finished my first year in banking and looking to leave after the bonus for something with better work-life balance. Thinking corp dev is the natural progression there, but how do people in banking make time to recruit? I am in the office every day and have long hours (9-3ish). I've updated my resume and look at openings on Saturdays, but being able to fit in networking calls and interviews + prep seems impossible. Appreciate any advice.

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Analyst 1 in IB - Cov

 I am in the office every day and have long hours (9-3ish). 

lol - yeah long-ish hours - aka "my firm is killing me"

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Can second what has been said here about stepping into an empty conference room/pod and weekend interviews. Some firms are willing to do time slots early in the day. You also know average down times at work, so you can go "grab coffee" as well. 

 

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