I'm a first-year IB analyst at a top BB (GS/MS/JPM) and have been here for only a few months. I am thinking about trying to make the switch to ER after a few more months, mainly because I just hate the banking hours and all of the bitchwork so far and I know that I want to work as an equity analyst on the buyside some day.
I have a few questions:
1. Does anyone know how hard it would be to make this switch internally at my bank? Especially if it is not that far into my time in IB
2. Is this going to severely limit my exit opportunities from the sell-side? The only exit opps I am truly interested in are equity-focused hedge funds (value-oriented is a plus) and asset management firms with equity analyst positions
3. Are the hours truly that much better than banking? I know this has been answered on this forum before but am just wondering this specifically at the firms I've mentioned.
Thanks so much!