What would you rather choose considering you originally wanted to do corporate finance/Industry Groups rather than Financing (i.e ECM/DCM)?
Looking at two options:
1) Top Tier BB (GS/MS/JPM) - ECM
OR
2) Mid Tier BB (CS/DB) - M&A / one of the Industry Groups
What's going to be better for my career? Please any opinions would be good!
Thanks
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I think M&A would be better just because it is very prestigious even in what you consider Mid Tier BB and it will give the most experience that you can use elsewhere.
even if they promise you mobility after 1-2 years into M&A?
Empty promise, choice 2 by far
You don't deserve either offer. There is no such thing as a "top BB" or "mid BB" - a bulge bracket is a bulge bracket, only students care whether its GS or DB.
this is true, but then those students work at GS and continue on to even more competitive firms and maintain that bias. this can hurt future prospects who haven't followed the same prestige path. for example, try to find a pre-mba associate at KKR that was an analyst at DB.... There might be one, but you had better believe that all the goldman alums were pitching a fit at hiring some loser out of anything less than the premier global investment bank. I hate to sound like a prestige whore, but that's just the way it is.
i wouldn't know, but i honestly (given that the person ticks all the boxes, and GS and DB both tick the same box) doubt that KKR cares about anything other than how much money you can make the firm. whos to say GS will be the "premier" global investment bank in 5 years? and let's be honest, anyone who considers taking ECM over MnA because of brand name won't end up at KKR either way.
it may be tough to find someone from DB, but it's impossible to find 1 first from ECM... I can guarantee you that.
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