seeking advise: riskon or risk off

Hi all, i'm 25 years old, i have a degree in bank and finance, msc in international management, semy-target university in Italy. I did a internship in Asset Management(middle office) in London and internship in risk management in UniCredit Now I'm working in a international bank in the settlement department (BNP paribas) but my goal is a position as equity research or wealth management . Now i have 3 options: - a contract of 1 year where i'm working now (fantastic life balance) with the goal of change department, Bnp have a good wealth management department in Italy but i don't know how this change it is possibile, now i am in the department of securities service and the change can be difficult. -a startup of equity research for the retail, a could learn a lot of balance sheet, morning note, bloomberg but the future is uncertain and it is a internship with salary of 1/3 of bnp, -corporate finance internship in a small firm (10 employess) I don't know what to do , now in Bnp im' not learning about balance sheet, markets and wealth management but i do in my time off, bloomberg,wsj, seeking alpha. On the other hand, it seems too much of a risks the other choiche. Seeking advise

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