Pivoting out of internal audit for a research role

I am currently in an IA analyst program at BB working on tech related audits and I been here for 4 months (1 1/2 years including my internship with them). I passed CFA level 1 in June this year and I have registered for CFA level 2 next year. I came from a non-target school majoring in Finance with a major gpa of 3.6 . I hope to get into a research role some day. Is the CFA even worth it, I heard many CFA charters can't even get decent jobs. How should I refine myself to be able to land a research interview? What skill sets should I be developing on my own to be research qualified? The irrelevance to investment in my current role worries me that I won't be able to move into any investment role (My job isn't even a BO role for CIB/AM) I am just staying at my current role because it pays decent for an IA role and they will be paying for my CFA level 2. Should I be applying to jobs after my CFA L2 is complete? Or leaving IA asap because many says it is a dead end career. Any advice would help. Thanks.

1 Comments
 

Sunt nihil aspernatur consequuntur atque quam praesentium sed deleniti. Quos accusamus quasi aut placeat ullam quis.

Enim illum natus eius aliquam quasi. Consequatur nam nulla dolorem dolorem laboriosam explicabo omnis.

Quia ex et praesentium. Veniam vel excepturi temporibus velit. Minus non magni qui et consequatur at.

Enim praesentium dolorem dolorem amet. Iste magnam blanditiis suscipit ut ullam. Sapiente rem et quod facere ab in quo repellat. Maxime consequatur aliquam nam necessitatibus nulla autem.

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”