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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I learned a ton in my 3 years in investment banking, and then leveraged that and had many options. Including downshifting to govt. 
As you probably already know since you went through the interview process successfully, broad exposure and challenging work right out of ugrad counts for a lot. And you'll learn more than you think when you go write your self reviews or resume later.
That said, if you are more the government worker type and want that pace, don't punish yourself by working in a Type A consulting firm or IB. You might be miserable. [/quote]

Thanks for your insight. OP here. Luckily my banking options are not IBD but in research, so I don't have those hellish hours and crazy MD's stressing over deals, pitchbooks, dcf models, m&a stuff etc. I'm more of a markets person than a deals person.

How did you personally move from IBD to gov and did you do it early in your career? Atleast in research/risk management it seems the path is Gov -> Bank but not the other way around.

Personally i'm not attracted by gov due to the pace/lifestyle but more to the mission and unique aspects of certain positions/agencies that i'm interested in.

I'm a pretty non-traditional candidate for the consulting and banking gigs (a hair older than the typical person might be for the positions I am being offered, but still in my 20's) but I was able to get my resume in front of the right people and went through successful interviews. [/quote]

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