ER summer associate to market risk full time

I know that most people would never go front office to middle/back office but hear me out.

I am interning this summer in ER at a MM under a highly ranked II analyst, however, I hear almost everyday about how ER is a dying business, and that risk is a new up and coming business. I also like the more quantitative side of risk. I specifically want to work in market risk at a BB.

My question is:

How hard will it be to get a full time offer next fall in market risk at a BB with an equity research internship on my resume but no risk experience. I come from a target school, major in math/stats/computer science type field, and have a 3.4 GPA.

Any insights into this type of transition or anyone that has made it before please let me know what you did and if it was worth it.

 

boody, hey, look at the bright side, at least you didn't get a ton of monkey shit thrown at you...here is my best guess on threads that might be helpful:

  • 2018 Full Time IM/ER Recruiting *DECISIONS* Timeline Megathread Noticed there were threads for IB, S&T and wanted to make one for IM/ ER. Opportunities for FT ... information. Fidelity (Boston/NH): Equity Research: First rounds beginning week of 8/21 High Grade High Income ... Alliance Bernstein (NYC): Fixed Income Research Rotational Equity Research Rotational portfolio management ...
  • From Private Equity Associate to VP in Private Equity equity associate is ten times more difficult than becoming an investment banking analyst. Luckily, ... everything you need to know is right here. Private Equity Associate- What Do They Do? PE associates ... to Become a PE Associate Before we tell you anything else, understand that private equity recruiting ...
  • Got accepted GS ER Full-Time! What shall I do? Good enough for M7? I have been accepted for equity research at Goldman Sachs. However, due to incoming regulations ... and changes I am not sure about the job security in ER. I would only stay there for the short term, ... because I would like to do an MBA down the line. Is M7 feasible with everything else in line, and what is ...
  • Exit-Ops: Equity Research vs. Investment Banking- (A Definitive Guide, Part 2) ranks. I know several full-time ER analysts who have had to step down to IB associate in the switch- ... market knowledge goes, you get way more experience in equity research. By my third year of ER ... ED position. I've also once seen a full-time ER analyst move to a VP position at a LM
  • Equity Research Interview questions technical questions will go into if so? This is my first time applying for an equity research role so i am ... more about yourself/resume Why this firm/equity research/position Explain a time where you had trouble, ... do equity research as opposed to something more "prestigious" (IB) or "exciting" ...
  • A One Stop Shop For All Things Diversity Recruiting- The Most Exhaustive List On WSO Program Description: 4 year full-tuition scholarship and 4 years of internships (full-time during summers ... Summer analyst program, scholarship of up to $10,000 Divisions: Asset Management, Equities, Fixed Income, ... keep in touch with these people from time-to-time. The second bucket is internship opportunities. These ...
  • Equity Research- Interview Questions professionals and new hires. New hires out of school will start as research associates and move up the chain to ... want to do equity research as opposed to something more "prestigious" (IB) or ... also be applied to a equity research interview in terms of types of questions and how to prepare. ...
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