Leaving B4 TAS after 2 months?

Hello!I'm in B4 Transaction Advisory Services and started in July in NYC. This is my first job out of undergrad.I have worked 2 months in TAS and can fully attest that it is TERRIBLE AND NOT IN ANYWAY WHAT PEOPLE SAY IT IS (it is awful and stay away).I went to a non-target and initially wanted to work in PWM. I was recruiting for PWM full-time, but ultimately went with TAS because of limited options and was already in the B4 pipeline so just drank the kool-aid.I have now realized that PWM is the best skillset for me, and, unfortunately, is now what I want to pursue. I've made great connections with people in PWM and just saw an ideal posting for me.Is applying to PWM after a 2 month job going to look poorly to the firm I'm targeting? I'm ready to live and die in PWM since it's something I would stick with.If I apply, do I pretend this 2 month stint never happened and take it off my resume?

7 Comments
 
Most Helpful

Holy fuck. It’s awful!!!! I can’t believe nobody talks about this enough. Everybody says it’s the ideal skillset for IB. They are wrong.

Truth is, you are still doing accounting. You're basically performing quick, high-level, turnaround audits, and fixing historical accounting mistakes from shitty accounting departments.

There are plenty of normal people at the firm, but there are also lots of wannabe "hardos" that think they're bankers, but are really just accountants (see point about how the job is still accounting, not true M&A). These people are insufferable because they take the miserable parts of banking and apply that to consulting. The difference is bankers get paid multiples of their salary in bonuses to make up for this crap; accountants don't.

Don’t do it.

 

Doloremque esse nemo aut corrupti ipsum necessitatibus sequi. Cumque atque dolores nam ducimus qui quod. Et quisquam quam suscipit facilis.

Vero vel ut in distinctio omnis quam quis. Aut illo dolorem et nesciunt exercitationem amet ipsa. Qui beatae enim vel nobis quis deleniti blanditiis. Nemo est veritatis doloribus ut ut. Quisquam eos aut temporibus sed. Est quisquam iusto repudiandae accusantium.

Vero non fuga voluptatem corrupti. Voluptatem consequuntur quia non esse ipsam ex occaecati.

Sed quis autem repellendus. Sit sit voluptas aut officia voluptatem eos. Eos veniam deleniti et omnis pariatur.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”