Is RX Consulting Exit-Unfriendly?

Currently at B4 TAS and am considering lateraling to RX Consulting. Honestly though, I don't see myself staying in the field for the rest of my life if I make that jump; I see myself moving after a couple of years there, to either buy-side, corp, or IB (RX or trad). I know based off what I've read on here that RX consulting gives you a pretty good value prop as a senior looking for a exit that pays well with less hours, but atleast in my eyes, for that very same reason, it isn't such a good value prop for juniors. 

For one, I have seen very few exits from the industry, regardless of people on here saying it's possible and easy to move into high-er finance, and two, unless you have a stellar background (target school etc), I don't see how it's possible to get looks from distressed PE and RX IB to an extent, even with RX consulting experience. Of course, there may be a couple firms that look at RX consultants more, but I feel like that isn't the norm. 

Not really sure what the best play for me would be: attempt the jump to RX consulting or try for a more exit friendly career like IB or something. Would appreciate any helpful insights

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Why don’t you just recruit for both IB and RX CO and get an offer before worrying about this. Either one would be a step up in every aspect from Big4 TAS. You also aren’t guaranteed an offer in either field. I would just recruit for both and then decide once the offer is in hand. This is like kids in UG worrying about whether a firm is PE exit-friendly before they’ve even gotten their SA offer.

 

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