PWP IB or Citi Capital Markets?

Hey all, fortunate enough to receive an offer from both firms. I'm leaning PWP right now but again I'm not sure if I want to have a long term career in finance, but at the same time I think it might give me more technical experience than citi since it's capital markets and works with mostly ECM, DCM, lev fin, etc. Is PWP a no-brainer? They added an extra bonus if I sign in 3 days.Both are for NY

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PWP. If you think you might want a BB name on your resume (since you might leave finance), it will be easy to switch banks from SA to FT, especially coming from PWP. If you're coming from Citi capital markets, it might be harder to switch to a better BB's coverage/product group. 

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