Should I Apply for Graduate or Experienced Hire Roles

[AllAboutMacro]

Long story short, I'm hoping to start a European MFE in the autumn. The thing is, I already have years of experience in some non-quant but related (think market risk manager who doesn't build models, just uses them for analysis). So, though technically I'd be eligible for any graduate role, should I aim higher and just focus on the regular non-graduate market?

Not to say I'm unwilling to be a graduate again, but it of course caps salary, slows pay progression and is an ego hit (in terms of being at the bottom of the totem pole). I know Barclays and some other banks have Associate programs for masters graduates, so those would probably be the ones I'd target anyways. I'd just prefer the regular job market because it gives you more agency over your destiny (i.e.: not being put in teams you don't want to be in, not being forced to rotate)

If it helps, the things I'm interested in are QIS, index rebalancing and macro.

Thanks.

 

[kombuchalover]

Do both and see where you get traction