If comp, exits, and hours were irrelevant, which banks have the best mentorship and growth opportunities? For example, I heard Qatalyst and Centerview trains their juniors extremely well compared to Goldman Sachs which only lets associates make the models.
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Group dependent imo
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You can learn relevant skills at any bank (even crappy ones). This is coming from someone who went from a pitch and ditch shop as an MBA associate to a PJT/MOE/LAZ/PWP as a Sr Associate.
That being said, I think as an analyst the best shops are these EBs listed above + EVR/Q/CVP/Ardea where you get intense deal reps as it translates well into the buyside roles.
For MBA Associates a shop where you learn to pitch and develop industry slides / content does bring value to a long term banking career and I have seen strong bankers come from all of the BBs with this skill set.
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