Which boutique should I choose for my SA?

I'm a junior at a target and I have offers from a few small boutiques for IBD SA positions. I am trying to leverage the experience for full-time recruiting with BB and MM firms.

I need to let one of them know today or tomorrow whether I accept or not. I don't want to put the names up here because I would be outed very easily (some of these places only have one or two interns a summer).

Could an honest, experienced person PM me (someone that is out of college and working in the industry)? I will send you the names and hopefully, you can give me some advice as to which I should choose?

Thanks!!!

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Few things to keep in mind as someone who's had multiple internships. Pick the place that will give you the better experience. Be direct and ask them what you will be doing during your internship. If it sounds like a marketing gig go with the other. Brand name also helps for interviews.. something to keep in mind. If you have any specific questions shoot me a message. Good luck.

 
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mob01Few things to keep in mind as someone who's had multiple internships. Pick the place that will give you the better experience. Be direct and ask them what you will be doing during your internship. If it sounds like a marketing gig go with the other. Brand name also helps for interviews.. something to keep in mind. If you have any specific questions shoot me a message. Good luck.

Do what mob says and ask them. In my experience, I took a rather small boutique over a larger one based on what they had going on at the time. They had 4 deals in progress at the time versus none with the other firm. You don't want to be a bus dev guy if you can get right into the meat of the deal and contribute/get deal experience. It helps a lot when you go into your internship knowing that you'll be "thrown to the wolves" persay. You'd much rather that, so just politely ask them what they have going on and then go with your gut.

 

PM me and I will email them telling them that you asked this on a forum lol

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