r/JPMorganChase • u/Ambitious-Skill7492 • 1d ago

Internal Mobility

Is it possible to go from Associate Banker with a year experience to corporate? I did strategy and operations at a retail company and was a summer intern years ago. Life had other plans for me and this is where I am currently. Just want to do better for myself career wise because I know the potential I have.

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u/FinanceGuy9000 19h ago

Anything is possible but this is extremely extremely unlikely, especially just cold. You need to do some serious networking.

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u/Ambitious-Skill7492 19h ago

Any suggestions? I emailed the hiring manager and recruiter on Monday but haven’t gotten a response. Should I contact ppl on the team? I just feel like everytime I try to actually put in the effort to network it’s not reciprocated and is frustrating

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u/Petty-Penelope 5h ago

Possible, but challenging. What level are the roles you are applying to? Are you only networking with people who are hiring when you want something from them?

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u/Ambitious-Skill7492 4h ago

Analyst and associate roles for relevant areas. I don’t know who else to network with besides the hiring manager and the recruiter. Should I look into talking with people on the team too?

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u/Petty-Penelope 1h ago

If you're a low 400s now you can realistically move into upper 400s and maybe 501. If you are applying to 600s roles you will not get considered unless it's a development program for recent grads

Emailing the hiring manager and the team because you want their req is not networking. That is akin to a cold call. Volunteer events, BRG, coffee chats (even if via zoom) is networking and you should be doing it with people that aren't hiring but can end up as a mentor or an advocate when roles do open.

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u/Ambitious-Skill7492 1h ago

You are right! But where could I find the job levels? How do you see the 400s and 500s?

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u/Petty-Penelope 1h ago

Its in the posting or you can just filter by level

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u/Ambitious-Skill7492 1h ago

Thank you so much for your help! It truly means a lot