I know this has been done before, but not very recently. Can people comment on the various Morgan Stanley groups in terms of prestige and exit opps. The ones I can think of are M&A, Sponsors, Mediacomms, Tech, Industrials, Power and Utilities, Natural Resources, FIG, Healthcare, Consumer Retail, Transportation, Global Services, and Real Estate
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Most groups will have good exits tbh, you’ll always see at least one MF exit / groupusually.
Top 3 work experience / exit opps: M&A, MediaComms, GPUG, (FSG)
Top 3 culture groups: FSG, GPUG, CRG, (Transpo)
Top 3 Grind Groups: Healthcare, NRG, M&A, (FIG)
Good groups, solid experience & exits: Transpo, GIG, Tech, Real Estate, Healthcare
Groups I’d think twice about: NRG, FIG, Services
(Lists not in ascending / descending order)
Any more insights would be much appreciated
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