Comp vs Prestige
Curious to hear peoples view on preference for comp v prestige when looking at new ops. Obviously try to maximize both, but what’s more important to you?
Personally choose comp.
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Comp all day. EB has both ;)
Congratulations on your Guggenheim offer
Comp = prestige
Found the guy who works at FTP
You’re missing learning which also has a lot of value
Choose comp
Both are somewhat correlated… if you’re in the position of choosing between both then just go with what your heart desires
Nice username
What ab the fact that top MM firms pay more than most BBs? BB has more prestige but often lower pay.
Yeah I actually went this route over a BB. I don’t want to go to a MF and become the next Larry Fink or Henry Kravis, just looking forward to a cushy LMM PE job. The extra pay is great now but won’t mean anything in 10-20 years.
I optimized for brand/prestige for IB over comp (rejected offers with materially higher comp/LCOL cities). This was primarily because I wanted to exit to PE. My firm regularly sent candidates to MF/UMM PE and the other offers didn't have nearly the same exit opps.
If I wanted to be a career banker, I'd always choose comp. And once I begin work on the buyside, I'll revert to choosing comp for future career decisions as well (with location also being a factor).
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