Have you ever given up on the field you were pursuing and settle for something else? I’ve been recruiting for PE associate roles and have had little traction and failed to solidify an offer after 6 months of trying. Feeling discouraged and feel if I should just jump from consulting to something else

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Where have you been going wrong - pre or post interview? Maybe analyzing that and changing your approach could help

With distressed franchises out there you can start your own PE firm and buy up one of them. Then add one per year. You can then sell to an investor a few years from now and have a pretty good PE story if you still want to get into it.

Hey OP. Depending on where you are now in your career PE is a long shot. If you are MBB pre-MBA you have decent chances. If you are post MBA chances are wayyy lower, but I’ve seen exits mostly to LMM and MM funds. It a rough industry to break in without the right connections. Don’t mean to discourage you, but your chances will increase if you target the right fund and network your ass in.

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