Importance of location
(Monkey, 37
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on 4/8/12 at 7:14pm
How important is location of a firm when deciding between offers? Would GS or Lazard in Chicago be a better option that say BAML in NYC? Which one would you choose given these three options? Obv the latter lacks in prestige, but its in NYC. This question relates primarily to exit opportunities as compensation is usually the same across offices.





Really is group specific. I
Really is group specific. I can think of groups and locations where your prestige assumptions above do not hold...
^Very true, just looking at
^Very true, just looking at the news LAZ's global head of restructuring is now in Chicago so their restructuring group looks solid in Chi.
BAML does not lack
BAML does not lack prestige....
there's a big difference
there's a big difference between Lazard and Goldman, no?
I'm so sick and tired of
I'm so sick and tired of posts like this. Just sign with the group that you felt most comfortable with. At the end of the day you are basically doing the same job regardless of who you work for.
Also, majority of people on this forum have no idea what they're talking about.
firefighter wrote: there's a
there's a big difference between Lazard and Goldman, no?
Yes. Lazard is much better
well lets go with what the OP
well lets go with what the OP asked, how doe the exit ops differ between something like Laz, JPM, GS, GHL all in Chicago and other banks in NYC?
God of Wine wrote: Also,
Also, majority of people on this forum have no idea what they're talking about.
This is the best advice you're gonna get on this entire site. Remember it well.
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