help choosing between interviews

i am in a fortunate position to have an offer from capital one ba intern. i have received interviews from a couple of firms, including pwc deals diligence analytics, PIMCO client solutions, alvarez & marsal restructuring, and mckinsey. i will definitely take the interview with mckinsey and A&M, but I am unsure if i should continue interviewing with PIMCO, PWC. Does anyone have any insights?

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Take all unless you already have a competing offer. Your logic is sound but if PWC is Strategy& then that would likely be better than A&M unless you’re more financially inclined.

 

I would say keep interviewing for PWC; optionality never hurts. If you find yourself with both offers, try to talk to people who have done either internship. See which one has better exposure/learning opportunities, as this is what you want to maximize for early career (and would help if you decide to re-recruit too). While I don't know a ton about the PIMCO role, it sounds like internal consulting. Capital One is also internal consulting, but their BA program has a bit more name-recognition and cap one strat is full of ex-MBB people who you will learn a lot from. So Cap One>PIMCO imo. 

 

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