Want some opinions on which office is more prestigious. Ultimately I want to move onto the buy-side to something like PE in the US or VC in China.
Side question: I can't seem to be able to think of an answer to "Why Barclays?"
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agreed
Depends if you prefer Asian chicks or...never mind
Go to GS SF. There's a good chance you will end up at the same place for full time (especially MS HK, which in past years has forced SAs to accept return offers before FT recruiting starts). Getting into China to do VC won't be challenging coming from either MS HK or GS SF, but US PE recruiting from SF is going to be much easier than from HK.
This.
In HK, there's less of an official recruiting cycle for PE and it seems like a lot of times people stay on to become associates. HK's a great city, but if you're at MS HK, chances are you'll be pretty damn busy and won't have too much free time to enjoy it. If you have some ties to HK and you know Mandarin, then having GS SF will get the attention of Asian recruiters. The downside is the timezone difference, but it's not a material disadvantage because people do move from US/Can/UK ---> HK, it's not uncommon. Some places also like the "western markets-trained" element and add a premium to that, though not sure if it's as common now because there is a lot of value in having experience and understanding in local Asian markets these days.
Conversely, if you want to do PE in US, because there is generally a more standard recruiting process for the megafunds and large MMs, you'll definitely be at a disadvantage given timezone difference and not being in the US in person for interviews (as there's no shortage of interested candidates). Also, although MS HK is no joke, there is a generalization that junior bankers in Asia pick up less modeling than their US counterparts.
But both are great opportunities (congrats if you've got one or both offers) and you can't really go wrong with either.
As for why Barclays (I'm assuming this is for their online application): do your own homework! : p
I've spoken to senior people from both offices and I'm pretty much guaranteed interviews for both. I did my freshman year PWM summer internship at the same MS office in Hong Kong, best summer of my life. I'm thinking I could do my Summer in Kowloon and just go from there... unless they force me to accept my return offer O_o
Side note: girls in SF don't care if you're in banking, while girls in HK will be all over you
It seems very early for SA recruiting. Has it started up at Cal already?
Are you kidding me, why would you go to Asia (where UBS / CS are tops) and work for MS when you could work in SF at GS?
Why Barclays? Idk man, just say you like their "no asshole" policy
MS HK SA return rate = death
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