Incoming IB An at a BB. Will be at a top bank/group. Decided I will pass on on-cycle recruiting. I don’t feel like a career within the buy side aligns with my life plan. Long-term, plan to go back to my home city, which doesn’t have many buy side firms. Also a career on the buy side seems very unstable, with unassured comp and spots being limited. Seems like most take the same 2+2 route. Would it be a mistake passing up on-cycle?
| +40 | Thoughts on navy nuclear program | 10 | 1d |
| +39 | Lying about GPA | 20 | 7h |
| +20 | Notorious Backchanneling Recruiters & Employers | 7 | 15h |
| +15 | Should I stay in IB? | 3 | 2d |
| +12 | This job just ain’t for me. What now? | 5 | 6h |
| +11 | Taking SIE going into college | 11 | 17h |
| +9 | Non target guidance | 1 | 1d |
| +9 | Couldn't find a good place to practice quant interview questions, so I built one | 1 | 2d |
| +9 | Nontraditional Background Trying to Break Into Finance — What Am I Missing? | 1 | 2d |
| +9 | Kind of lost | 1 | 6d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
Do you think in the scenario that you recruit and don't like the buyside that you can just go back and be even more valued at your old group or another top group?
Magnam beatae est qui voluptatem. Porro tempora aperiam dolores nihil. Ut est minima perferendis magni provident nemo ipsa non.
Debitis non non autem debitis ducimus qui. Vitae dolores culpa hic.
Sit sunt provident saepe tempora et aspernatur qui. Provident fugiat velit quidem voluptatum in dolor. Ducimus maiores voluptatem facilis atque soluta. Aliquam error inventore quod tenetur. Deleniti placeat quia expedita quo. Dolor dolorum molestias animi non.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...