shaselai wrote:
what about post mba career transition? I read that in IB if you fail within first 2 years you have to 'start over"? Any "career traps" i should be aware of? I definitely gonna try doing something i like since quite a few require lots of hours (i work 40hr/wk now) and it would be horrible working at a job i dont like AND longer hours...
Not really sure what you mean by "fail within first 2 years" but if you are not good at what you are supposed to do, most likely, you will be pushed out (rather than starting over...not sure what that means either).
3underscore is probably more of an expert on this topic, but Wall St is not an easy place to work. You may have bad days, and then you may have really bad days. A lot of people may be unhappy for different reasons (horrible bosses, compensation, etc).
But I haven't met a single person in bschool (headed to Wall St) who is worried about "pitfalls" about working on Wall St. Pretty much all of us believe that we are going to be successful. That's the mentality that you have to have and that is especially important during the interviews. It depends on the individual interviewing you but in a lot of cases, you have to demonstrate that winning mentality and boldness during the interview.