Mid-career Job Market - Q1 2026
Was wondering how folks are feeling about the job market, particularly at the mid-level. I’m a 7 YoE (5 PE; 2 MBB) looking to move into a corporate role (Strat fin, chief of staff at Series B+ / PE-backed company). It’s end of January and things still feel slow re: opportunities / inbounds. Unsure if others feel the same.
Similar YOE and starting to think about the same exit. Curious what your strategy has been? Networking vs. applying cold vs. recruiters?
For Corp Fin / CoS roles you have to network and be proactive, it's not the same as PE where you can rely mostly on HH inbounds. There seem to be plenty of roles out there for that but might be impacted by industry / geo preference
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