Applying to a New Job Before Even Starting My First?

I recently graduated from a top target and will be beginning my career in Tier 2 consulting (OW/S&/LEK) this July. I am interested in lateraling to private equity when I get the chance and seeing that I am not at a BB or MBB, I am worried that PE headhunters will not be reaching out to me this winter. I want to be proactive this summer before beginning work (I know the odds are stacked against me coming from my current role) and want to know if it is advisable/ok to reach out to headhunters to ensure that I am on their radars?

I also interviewed with a few PE firms during this past school year and am considering following up with them to talk about their processes moving forward. Is it a bad look to reach out about future opportunities even before I have set foot at my new job?

And lastly, I recently came across a few job postings on my school's career database with 2019 start-dates and am interested in applying. Again, should I not be applying to these before I begin work?

Thanks for the help!

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“I had my roadmap session with Arnau, and it was extremely valuable. As he is also a civil engineer from Spain, I felt comfortable from the start, and he quickly understood my background and career goals. He helped me identify the roles and types of companies I should target given my experience in infrastructure and project finance. He also gave me practical advice on how to position my profile and prioritize my applications. He is clearly very committed to his mentees, and his guidance was honest and tailored to my situation. I left the session with a much clearer plan, and I will definitely book another session with him in the future.”

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“Very good planning prior to the meeting and effective notes that allowed the session to go quickly and effectively. We covered a lot of topics on the resume and I recieved a good amount of notes that I can correct my resume in order to make it more specific for the PE companies I will work with. Was very helpful in the way of bringing out niche skills I have in order to maximise my chances at differentiating myself from more typical IB candidates. Also provided good insights on the MBA process, what is valuable and the WHY side of P.E. which I will go into depth with in my WHY statements that I am going to do. ”

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