No idea really. I assume it is just a bit of the overall Goldman Sachs prestige spilling over into other industries. I’m not sure I would say that Goldman FIG is a “top group” compared to some others… since you will have more specialized/limited exits from any FIG team no matter what you do.

From 2013 through 2022, you’ve sent us about 20 separate emails via the BIWS help desk / contact form, purchased multiple products, and in each case, requested a refund. So, my question to you is: Why bother?

If you’ve already tried the BIWS courses and found they are not for you for whatever reason, why would you keep purchasing them? It’s just going to result in you not being satisfied, requesting another refund, and then sending us more questions.

I think you should find a course or training method that better fits your preferred learning style or find something closer to your current career.

It’s always difficult to move from the back office to a front office IB role no matter what you do. The CFA will provide a marginal boost, but much less of a boost than relevant deal experience or something like a top MBA program.

Your basic options are: 1) Network around internally and push for this transfer at your current firm. 2) Leave your firm and find a more relevant role elsewhere, such as at an independent valuation firm, Big 4 firm, corporate bank, or something similar, and then move into IB from there. 3) Complete a Master’s or MBA degree at a top program and use that to get in.

I would probably go with option #2 here, and if you don’t gain much traction applying for these other roles that are closer to deal/front office experience, consider another degree (type/timing depends on your years of work experience pre-degree).

Sure, but I think AM would be a lot harder to get into than WM due to the small industry size and lower turnover. We don’t normally list WM as an “exit opportunity” because the assumption is that it’s easier and less competitive to get into than IB… so if you can get into banking, wealth management should be an easier option.