Sell side > Buyside for a junior?

I’ve recently received and accepted an offer to join a hedge fund as my first graduate job.

You always hear about how starting off as a market maker on a bank is a great way to start your career - for ‘reasons’.

What are those reasons? Am I making a mistake? Or should I just jump in with both feet?

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