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It’s never going to be as easy to recruit at name brand banks as it was in 2021, and the more YOE you accumulate outside of IB, the harder it will get to lateral over in general.
What is your goal? To work for a name brand bank? LMM to MM is doable, but LMM to BB can be tough. If you’re set on BB, go get an MBA.
Also, I don’t understand the WLB point. If you’re worried about that now, this probably isn’t for you later either

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Thanks for this - all fair points.

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