@IB analysts what do you like about your job? Obviously hours are rough but I want to hear about the good things. I’m in consulting but quickly realizing I want to be on the buy side in an investing role and not at a firm that places into PE

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Reading this back it was poorly written - I’m wondering if I should pivot into IB in hopes of eventually breaking into PE or if I stick with the consulting path and try to place into consultant friendly PE firms

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If ur goal is pe and you could do it from consulting, no point in going to ib

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