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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MLV" data-source="post: 274775" data-attributes="member: 36138">[USER=1]@Andy Nguyen[/USER] - Yes! The networking alone is worth living in NYC for, if you’re serious about finance. In my firm, I had access to traders, research analysts, risk managers, people in every other function you can think of, and obviously other investment bankers from a ton of different coverage (Energy, Industrials, Consumer, TMT,..) and product (M&A, Leveraged Finance, ECM, DCM,…) teams. And that was just the people in my building! The subway was definitely great to network with people in the (many) firms that are now based out of Midtown. I’d be lying if I said I don’t wish I could’ve stayed in NYC longer – but family comes before career, in my case.It’s been said before and I’ll say it again: brush up on your networking skills – and never underestimate what a well-taken-care-of network can do for your career. You'd be surprised to see how many established professionals are willing to help out their younger peers. Even in my limited experience, networking has been key for my development. I can only imagine the impact it has on a 30+ year career.[USER=2940]@Ken Abbott[/USER] - and what a career! Definitely one of the most seasoned professionals I've ever had the pleasure to meet.</blockquote>