Dapper425

part of the problem is your required certifications.
for equity research, you need 4 security licenses, which will take a few months.

So during that time, if your senior analyst actually cares about you, they won't load you with a ton of work knowing you need to study. It steepens your learning curve and delays your active contribution.

Some people don't even bother, and look for people who have a couple of them already