Hi. I am contemplating a move from Big4 to IB. Any advice and tips on what to expect? It is a mid-senior role and hence want to understand what it is like to work at a bank and is it easy for someone from consulting to adjust ?
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Need a bit more context of your experience and why role you’re looking at to make a helpful assessment but i tend to see lots of people overestimate their experience when moving into banking. Sure it might get you in but perhaps not at the level you’d expect

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I think you’ll have to study up on some important banking procedures before switching. However, in terms of workload and WLB, I don’t think there will be any significant difference..

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Without knowing more information, my advice would be to transition to capital markets or M&A first, then focus on pivoting to IB.

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