Military to PE?
(Monkey, 32
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on 7/27/12 at 4:18pm
I'm an academy grad going to a top 10-15 B-school part-time while still on active duty. I just finished my 1st of 3 years at the program. My ultimate goal is to get into PE. Are there any other options excluding IB in terms of experience to ultimately break into PE?
Does a rotational post MBA program (GE EFS, Tishman Speyer, Trammell Crow, etc.) make any sense or does that limit an exit strategy? Much appreciated.





Definitely go for PE shops
Definitely go for PE shops specializing in defense and government services firms. Have you seen the boards of these firms? There is always at least one general.
MPG, get in here.
MPG, get in here.
Just saying...
Allanfive1, turtles thanks
Allanfive1, turtles thanks for the advice. Turtles, I may have missed the lingo but what is MPG? Again thanks for the help.
MPG = Military_PE_Guy,
MPG = Military_PE_Guy, another user on this site. Wasn't aware he was still around, though I havent really been either.
If your goal is to get into PE out of your MBA program, I'd stop doing part-time, get into a full time program, and try and break into PE straight out of you MBA. Dont take my word for it though, wait for some more responses
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What is the recruiting effort
What is the recruiting effort like at your school?
Very difficult/next to
Very difficult/next to impossible to go straight into (legitimate) private equity straight from an MBA program with no banking or consulting experience. I agree with D M, though, that a full-time MBA will be better viewed than part-time. As for the rotational programs you mentioned, GE EFS is not going to get you very far, the other two will help you if you want to get into real estate private equity, but not on the corporate side.
By and large, most of the people who get post-MBA PE jobs had pre-MBA PE experience following analyst programs at a bank or consulting firm.