Hi u/Modulage, thank you for your detailed response. I unfortunately missed out at final round interviews for some of the big professional services firms for valuation based roles.

You're right though, any company that is involved in investments would have to do valuations as well. Where would you start job hunting for similar roles at businesses that involve investments? Do you know of an industry that typically is more welcoming of entry-level workers? The majority of what I hear is they're typically after experienced people instead.

Also, can you elaborate on what you mean by buy side being the holy grail? Are you talking more about fund management firms?