I’m currently working in Debt Capital Markets in IB at a Middle Market Bank - is it worth it to switch to consulting? I’m interviewing at Bain right now and if I get an offer I don’t know if it’s better to switch or not. Any thoughts?

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Depends on what you want to do. Few options:

Dcm -> private credit -> PE -> wherever

Dcm -> lev fin -> PE/M&A

Dcm -> corporate treasury -> cfo

Dcm MM -> DCM BB -> M&A BB -> wherever

Dcm -> S&T -> HF -> $$$

Dcm -> bschool -> wherever

Dcm -> corporate strategy @ bank -> consulting

Dcm -> consulting -> industry

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Spot on!

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What is your life / cater goal? what do you want to do after consulting vs staying in dcm?

If you want to coast/ get promoted (assuming you have abilities to do so) and make $ - just stay and do your mba when u need a break. If you want to do strategy stuff and exit into start up / management and desperately trying to find purpose in life and don’t know what to do - continue into consulting lol - assuming u get the offer ofc

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I'm not sure...consulting is so intense; you work so many hours and how comfortable are you with traveling? You'll for sure meet a ton of extraordinary people but you kind of have to be ready for the stress that'll com residually (you may already be ready for that).

It depends on your long-term goals. But I have to agree with the comment above that consulting could be exhausting.

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