Passion

Does anyone actually want to pursue IB for their lifelong career? I always see people want it for their exit opportunities but why don’t you just start small in that industry you want to exit to instead of “suffering” for 2-4 years in IB? Also if IB is what you want for your career what makes you feel that way?

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