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3rd year Analyst at a top IB in London
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M&A and DCM experience
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Top 5 uni (undergrad in Economics and Masters in Finance)
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Internships in Markets and IBD
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3rd year Analyst at a top IB
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M&A and DCM experience
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Top 5 uni (undergrad in Economics and Masters in Finance)
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Internships in Markets and IBD
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PE
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Credit / hedge funds
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Industry
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Consulting
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Investor relations
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Investment management
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Other areas of IB (research, markets, etc.)
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Working in a team with plenty of dealflow (seeing deals I've worked on being written about in the news)
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Modelling (geeky, but when there's time, it's very satisfying to build a model from scratch. This is becoming less of a focus now though as I move on to...see below...)
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Formulating ideas for clients (took a couple of years for this to become part of my role, but am increasingly involved in the 'thinking' rather than the 'doing' - e.g. drafting papers for clients and formulating options with seniors)
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Being in an elite group (this is incredibly shallow of me, but even several years into my career, the elitist in me still appreciates the elitism of the industry and the quality of people I'm able to work with...)
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Though it's improving, the work/life balance is still a challenge, with weekends often disrupted (and inability to make plans during the week)
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Level of responsibility can be very demanding and quite daunting at times (a feature of my team specifically, but may be similar for others)
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Hierarchical structure (very prevalent in IBD, there's no meritocracy, can be almost army-like in its culture)
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Pay (as I've said before, I won't go into detail on numbers, but bonuses are declining and I think there much higher paying roles out there than IBD. With increasing regulation / focused spotlight, the buyside is probably the place to be)
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