Any McKinsey post mba associates move to mega fund investment team? I know it’s hard. That’s not what I want to hear. I want to hear the tips and tricks from those who were successful.

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Honestly you have three options:
1. Go to PE Ops in a MF where Ops people have a path to switching - hard, and you might have to re-do your Senior Associate years but you'll see on LinkedIn that it can happen
2. Connect with McK people in MFs and get a sense of funds where they are in dire need of people, and join in at the Associate level - you'll take a title hit and it requires timing and luck, but it is possible, have seen it happen at UMMs lately
3. Go to LMM or MM via a bunch of networking with McK people there, crush it, build your niche and work your way up to UMMs and MFs

There is no direct path from McKinsey to Senior Associate at a MF at the post-MBA level, they simply have too many good people to pick from in the PE talent pool.

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