Is it wise to venture into transactions when you’ve mostly had your career in financial and management reporting?
Also do firms hire people over 30 for these roles without having previous experience?

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I think it mainly depends on whether you’d be open to taking a lower tittle position. Plenty of associates I know that are over 30.

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Plenty of late-20s in my team withover 4 years of experience as new starters in my team but rarely over 30. Can always try going in as a manager, difficult but as long as you understand the deal flow (by networking) and can write good reports you can most likely land an interview

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