Graduation; Transition from Central Bank to CRE

Hey Everyone,

I'm in my fourth year of undergrad after taking a gap year to work at a major Canadian pension plan across 4 teams in capital markets and at the total fund level. I'm looking to transition into private markets, specifically CRE, from the trading/public markets side of things.

Seems like no one is hiring in Toronto atm - every major broker/developer I speak with is saying its on an as needs basis right now. I currently have an offer from the Bank of Canada, however, I think this will extend my path to CRE by about 3 years (1 yr at the Bank, 2 yrs for MBA).

Any thoughts on if taking the offer from the central bank would be worthwhile, and how the industry would generally perceive that type of experience would be a big help.

Thanks and looking forward to hearing some of your thoughts on this, or any alternatives you'd recommend.

 

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