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I would first get rid of the name of the bank in this post or your decision will be made for you.
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So someone graduated in 2017 and interned/worked at harborvest is still very easy into identify 😅
I did the same thing and was stuck for 3 years. I'm now turning 26 and recently accepted an offer to do corp dev at a well known consumer goods company!
I started a bit late in the game because I took 4 years off of college (halfway through) to go travel and do hood rat stuff with my bois, globally.
I joined a regional LMM firm and crushed it for 1.5 years. I now work in NYC on a dream team comprised of FIG + TMT vets from bulge brackets who absolutely crush it and inspire me to not suck. The work is hard, the hours are 100+, and it’s absolutely exhilarating and I never thought I’d get here after joining Banking so late as a non traditional hire in a very pedigree-obsessed field.
Once you’re in, you’re in. What you get out of a banking / PE career is proportionate to what you’re willing to give. You have to grind and sacrifice if you want to yeet resumes at exclusive or desirable shops. Just close some fat deals, learn faster and better than everyone around you, and consistently look for opportunities to branch out to new shops / specialties, and you’ll get where you want to go. Or complain on Fishbowl about your firm and wine about working hours, and you’ll get where you deserve to go. It’s up to you, bud
Stick it out for a few months and start networking/recruiting ASAP. Don’t quit
It depends what you want to do / where you want to be. If you want to be in IB I think a better platform would be preferable vs a smaller boutique. Being an associate at a better bank at 27/28 isn’t that unheard of, most mba associates come in around that age. But smaller bank / poor org prob not a great place to be
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How much is salary?