The other road...into investment banking or investment management

Recently, I accepted an FMP role for a company most people recognize and have heard of (GE, Raytheon, J&J, etc...). However, my objective is to transition into either the IB or IM within two years, and in five years, head into a top MBA program. Within this time frame, I will be taking my CFA (level 1 this December) and my GMATs.

My question then is this: Is it possible to transition in either IB (BB or boutique) or IM after one year's worth of work experience in an FMP role, given that I have passed the CFA level 1 exam? If possible, would people be able to share their experiences?

FYI, I have prior internships in management consulting, equity research, and in structured finance.

Thanks.

 

from what i heard GE doesn't really like their FMP guys to leave for a top MBA etc..they would rather train the guys in-house, since ( in better times at least) most of them would enter hotter fields like IB after their MBA. is this true?

 

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