Hi all,
I did a VC internship last summer in SF at a small firm (think 20 ppl) where I had both sourcing and operational roles. I received a return offer from the firm to go back full time after my last year of school.
Recently, I have also been lucky enough to receive a full time offer at a T2 consulting firm (think S&). At this point I am pretty split over which I should choose. I really enjoy VC but I can't say for certain that it will be my life's calling 10 years down the line (or even after b school) and feel like consulting may give me a more diverse toolkit for later on down the line.
How would you compare these two opportunities and does anyone have a good idea about pre-MBA VC exit ops?
I think either opportunity is a great start to your career. At this point it's totally fine to not know what you want to do in 10 years and both jobs will be launching points that will give you different looks into different areas.
A majority of people who go into consulting are not there for 10 years whereas VC is career that people are looking to get into after years of IB or consulting. As far as B School goes it doesn't really matter which opportunity you chose (as long as the VC is somewhat known) and you kick ass at either position, adcoms love to see someone who went above and beyond in their work and stood out from their peers.
You can also use LinkedIn to see where people from either company ended up later in their career and for B school admissions.
You should look at this decision in terms of fit, did you enjoy your internship with the VC, what feel did you get from the consulting company, where are you going to be located, are you moving far from home, what sacrifices are involved with either choice, training opportunities, career progressions at each company, and how do you feel about traveling every week (up at 4am on Mondays and back at 11pm on Thursday), but ultimately I'd go with my gut feeling.
Best of luck, let us know what you choose.
I agree with Wannabebankerr, but one point of clarification. Usually you're waking up at ~5:30-6:30 on Mondays, and getting home around 7-8pm Thursdays in consulting. Many firms are doing away with 3/4/5 and have less travel days too.
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