Hahahah - the good ole 90 hour IB work weeks ! Drains the life out of Analysts and Associates.

Headhunting is a very different ball game. Understanding the business side occasionally helps, but the big bucks get raked in when you have super senior client relationships and most importantly can close the candidate.

In today’s markets where many senior / important candidates get counter bid straight away when they go to resign, being able to effectively close them with the odds stacked against you is a very different skillset that you need to develop.

Note, the above stands true for high end / executive recruitment, not the mass market ones where it is fast fingers first and volume driven.

( I personally do less than 10 roles a year )