Something doesn't add up. Your friend, who I'm assuming is quite educated or at the very least highly capable since he's in IB, is asking you for advice...and you then turn to a group of strangers on a BMW message board?
On the other hand, the industry is not what it used to be so I'm not surprised. Top talent is passing up IB all together and jumping straight into PE or VC. I'm glad I put in my year as an analyst, milked the value of it on my resume, and left.
Tell him to ask his mommy.
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