2 exploding offers. Please help me.
Hi everyone, I would appreciate any thought you guys have to help me work through deciding which job to pick. I have 1 week left to decide so have to move quick.
My first offer is at a F50 FLDP program, and the second one is at a small PE fund (think 15 employees,1B AUM). Both are pretty similar comp wise.
My long term goal is to get into a really good MBA and then do VC/PE. I am so torn between these two and have no idea what to do.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts!
Both seem like great opportunities!
I think the F50 FLDP program will probably have a perception for MBA admissions and is more likely to give you a better platform when applying. However, one thing I would say is that post-MBA PE is extremely hard to get into if you don't have pre-MBA PE experience. Maybe this would be different when targeting MM or LMM PE firms, so not entirely sure.
Thanks!
I totally agree with your points. My interests aren’t necessarily in the KKRs/Blackstones of the world, but more in the growth side of things. So I would be perfectly happy with growth equity/VC, but I’ll need the good MBA to pivot somewhere reputable.
Do you have a sense if your direct manager has ties to any schools you’d want to go? FLDP is an easy story to tell on your resume, but you may get great exposure to someone with a little more clout who can go to bat for you at the small pe firm.
No, I don’t think anyone at the firm has any direct ties to MBA schools I’m aiming for unfortunately . One of the biggest reasons I really wanna do the PE gig is because of the amount of responsibility I would get and the fact that I would get to do work I actually wanna do when looking at cool companies. It’s just that I need to be smart and look at this from an MBA perspective.
If you want to do investing / PE in the future, why not just take the PE job? What am I missing.
My dilemma is based on being able to get into a good MBA program. I know that I would be able to pivot into an investing role after doing one.
But a no name small PE firm where I would get a lot of responsibility may not look as good as a household name corporation to an MBA admissions committee.
I wouldn't be so sure that you would be able to pivot to an investing role post-MBA without pre-MBA investing experience.
As for your first sentence, a job at a small PE shop will not preclude you from getting into a top MBA program if all of the other components of your application are not lacking (good GPA, good school, good letters of recommendation, etc.)
Would do the F50 offer if you're shooting for top MBA. Brand name will also help as opposed to a small PE firm candidate which is a ton.
So you would say GE FMP at Gas/Power or Aviation would put one in a good position for a top MBA?
That's a hard one. However, being in the gas/power/aviation industry can make you a good candidate for PE/investing in that industry AFTER ur MBA. If you want to be able to invest across the board and are 100% sure you want to do PE, I'd just do PE pre-MBA. Sorry man but go with your heart. If not your heart, take the hard route. Best of luck.
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