equity research vs F500 corpfin

hey all,

SA recruitment did not go as planned, but I'm glad I still have some options for the summer. I can do BB PWM (GS/JPM) or Equity Research at a Bloomberg/Morningstar type firm.

im leaning towards ER because i like the idea of covering an industry and working with financial models. would i be better off doing this, or actually landing a job in the industry in a corporate finance role?

any advice would be appreciated. thanks!

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