Culture/Fit vs. Deal Flow vs. Interest in Choosing Group

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Depends on what are you goals are in the next 5-10 years.

If you wanted to learn as much as possible i would suggest prioritize : 1. Deal Flow 2. Diversity of industry (if you are a generalist) 2a. Which Industry that interest you most 3. Fit/Group Culture

But most people would pick the culture first because banking is miserable enough by itself so they don't want to burn themselves out for the first 5 years of their career.

See what are your priorities and goals are then decide which path would serve those goals best moving forward.

I think they somewhat go together- better groups tend to work more so I’d make sure that I fit in because otherwise you’ll burn out quite fast. I think the best approach is to consider which industries you would hate rather than the one you love - ie I knew I’d hate doing O&G but didn’t mind FIG/HC although I knew nothing about the two of these but seemed complex. at the end of the day it’s banking and most of the tasks you’ll do will be fairly similar.

Thanks guys!