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A few roles (in general) that come to mind:

  • Valuation Group (like PWC FSR)
  • Analyst for a Real Estate Lending Shop
  • A role in Wealth Management 
  • Credit Analyst
  • Risk Rating Analyst
  • FP&A Analyst
  • Equity Research
  • Corporate Development Analyst (this or the valuation role would best set you up to lateral to an investment bank given the tangent to IB)

As noted earlier, you could target regional boutiques around you as well. There are many avenues into IB and I would say do not get discouraged if you are not able to land an offer during FT recruiting. Just keep networking and applying because all it takes is one shop to give you that opportunity.

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