(Non-target) What work experience to get into BB firms?

wutangfinancial
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:00:30 +0000

do you really want to go into IB?

Thing is, and I’ve been thinking about this a lot, the type of people who go into these jobs worked really, really hard to begin with. They’re wired that way. They got perfect grades in high school, killed themselves in undergrad, etc. They continue working that way. So even if you could get a connection, how could you honestly say that you’d work hard enough to make it in IB?

Everyone says they’ll work hard in the future. I’ve met literal crack heads who tell you about how they’ll get clean and become super successful. And yet they never do.

I’ve got a connection to work in IB (not a NY BB, but still solid) and I’m thinking of turning it down. I’m smart but I just don’t know if I can work hard enough. Part of my problem stems from dealing with chronic pain that makes me worn out faster than most. The lifestyle isn’t for everyone.