Hey guys I would love some input on which job to take. Here's a bit of background on myself. I'm in between 2 job offers right now. One is a Big 4 tech consulting gig and the other being BB ops. I go to a target school in the south and I'm graduating with an MS and BBA in accounting, my GPA is in the low 3's but I have some pretty solid internships under my belt including one as summer analyst at a boutique . Ideally, I would have liked to have gotten an offer in investment banking, but I'm sure my GPA is what kept me from getting the interviews. I've heard that it is possible to network your way into the front office, but I am trying to figure out how realistic that path is. I'm no stranger to networking I was previously able to do the make the proper relationships to get from being a tax intern at the Big 4 firm to the consulting job at the same firm. Ultimately I'm trying to figure out if my best way get into banking will be to take the Big 4 gig -> MBA-> Front office, or if I should try to get in via the ops role. Thanks for the help!
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How can you leverage B4 tech consulting experience/network to land a banking gig? seems pretty different, no?
I was think about taking the Big 4 role strictly as a means of getting an MBA after a few years. I am under the impression that I would have the chance of getting into a better B school through that position.
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