Don't feel confident enough to recruit for PE yet? What to do...
So I'm ~6 months in my IB stint- it's going pretty well, already have a closed sell-side M&A deal on my resume and my team just won another pitch that I'm going to be on. The first few months of learning were brutal, I feel like I'm starting to stand up a little bit now, but still haven't had much modelling experience yet. I'm of the mindset that I don't want to just lock in to any PE offer just to get in the industry; trying to think bigger picture about long term career goals, geography, firm size/style, etc... and also thinking about going corporate in the future (maybe after a few years in PE). I don't have a strong traditional background so breaking into IB was a tricky path, but with that and my not 100% conviction to PE I just don't feel all that comfortable speaking with headhunters, going through interviews, etc.
During IB recruiting I felt similarly but knew 100% I wanted to get my foot in the door, so I was spending a ton of time and energy studying, doing mock interviews, etc, but I don't feel that same drive right now. I think PE would be great as it would allow me to gain additional skills that I think are relevant to my longer term career aspirations, etc. Maybe I will wait to learn more/refine/sharpen my skillset before I attempt to get in the door? Anyone else felt this way/how did you handle it? I am in TMT M&A, and want to go do growth equity for tech companies most likely.
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Feel free to prep in the background, but not really worth recruiting unless you are sure it's what you want. You still have around 13-14 months to land a good offer for 2025 start.
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