Help!! JP Morgan MMBSI vs William Blair ER vs Aberdeen Standard Investments

I received an offer from the three firms- middle market commercial banking in JP Morgan, sell-side equity research in William Blair, and a rotational investments program in Aberdeen Standard Investments. My long term goal as of now is to work as a research analyst in asset management, hedge fund, or as an investment bank, but I'm open to other options as well. I've heard people advocating buy-side as opposed to sell-side, but I'm quite torn as William Blair has a good brand name in the US. On the other hand, Aberdeen Standard Investments is a big asset manager in UK but not really well-known in US (where I'll be working) and has a decreasing trajectory after their merger. Appreciate all the help!

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just from my vantage point, has the strongest brand out of the three and I know Blair research is pretty high quality, which speaks to the caliber of those that work there. It's a relatively uneducated opinion, all things considered, to be fair.

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Thanks for the help! My main point of concern was about how Aberdeen does not have a strong background/recognition in US, and it has lower pay than William Blair- I thought those downsides might outweigh it being buy side

 

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