BB in Chicago any shot at MF PE ?
Do megafunds recruit from top banks outside of NY/SF, pretty interested in PE but not sure if PE shops recruit from BB’s in Chicago?
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You might get some looks assuming you have some other nice characteristics like target school, good GPA, good deal experience. I would not say that you are the target demographic for MFs though. Not saying this is impossible but there are a lot of folks who can be hired out of NY and SF already in good groups (BB/EBs) that folks don't need to look towards Chicago. Additionally, being in Chicago will probably put you at a disadvantage should firms move back to fully in-person interviews rather than the current hybrid model as you are in a different city entirely.
Agreed with the above. Chicago analysts are discriminated against. Best you can do is MM
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definitely difficult to land on cycle given logistics, but fairly easy to do off cycle if you’re good. I think traditionally the top BBs and EBs have done well
I'm an incoming MM/UMM PE analyst in a non-NYC city. Do you think any firms might be open to zoom interviews?
Very uncommon during on cycle but yes off cycle
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