T2 Consulting vs. MBB Back-office

Looking at my options for the future. I have an offer at a T2 firm (LEK, Strategy&, EY-Parthenon) as well as a back-office role at an MBB. The back-office role is a 2 year rotational program in which I will be transferred into regular consulting after the program. What do you guys think I should do considering I come from a non-target?

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+1 to all of this, and just want to emphasize that this is not even close (I'd honestly recommend B4, boutiques, or a non-consulting job over a back office role). Congrats on getting a T2 offer

In addition to lateral possibility and broadly comparable experience / exits at T2, I want to add two other points - (1) I would never take 'xyz will happen in 2 years' as a guarantee (edit: especially right now as MBB may have overhired recently), (2) the market will not value your back office experience and I'm guessing that the MBB would put you into an entry level role after 2 years if they move you to the main consulting group (again if), so you'll be effectively 2 years behind on your career and development

 

The back-office role is a 2 year rotational program in which I will be transferred into regular consulting after the program

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