Today, more buyside firms like Bridgewater Associates, Millenium, Ares, and Blackstone are starting to open their apps for summer analysts, competing with banks for young talent and recruiting them early.

Although still very limited, there are increasingly more options to go straight to the buyside and skip investment banking altogether.

As apps open, should you focus on recruiting for investment banking or be open to opportunities to go straight to the buyside? After all, many analysts go through investment banking just to be able to exit to the buyside anyway, right?

Hear my advice on the pros and cons of starting your career in investment banking versus the buyside.

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