How important is being outgoing or highly social in M&A, and can someone who is more introverted still succeed in the group? I’m trying to understand what actually drives performance day-to-day.

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Introvert here, and to boot I’m definitely a little “odd” by professional service firm standards. My work product is solid though and I’m reliable so I’ve proven myself and no one gives AF / it doesn’t hold me back. I’m up for MD this year fwiw.

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I was sort of 'introverted' but still felt i was a better communicator than most and definitely had a higher EQ than most - so many people in this line of work are cold-blooded and love all the schadenfreude. I would say the biggest factor for why i couldn't connect super well with them was at least in my region nobody was really into sports, cars, music etc, which are my main interests, so i just never vibed with any of them.

politically a lot of them were also at the other end of the spectrum from me - not that i'm on the fringe, just much more in the center - so i think it's less of a introvert/extrovert thing a lot of the time, and centers more around personalities and interests.

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