Take which offer: Corporate Finance at Big Tech (Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook), Valuation at non big-4, or boutique IB?
Hey everyone, I'm weighing a few offers here.
I have an offer doing corporate finance at a big tech company (Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft), at a non big-4, but still very respected valuation firm, and a boutique IB. They are all in the same geographical area. Which one is the best offer?
In my career I am most interested in career growth and learning, but they're all good options. What are the pros/cons of each and what would you pick?
How small is the boutique? I think the choice is definitely between big tech and IB.
What small ib boutique does low billion dollar deals??? Even BBs are struggling to get that size deal work. That’s the definition of an elite boutique.
Corp Fin at a Big Tech company would open you doors in many other industries and roles that are not finance. Why? Because everyone is impressed by a FAANG on resume, and no one knows the small boutique IB, probably not even in Finance circles. If you strictly want PE or to stay in IB (which is a pretty big assumption), choose boutique. If you want to stay in Tech (which is booming and will continue booming for the foreseeable future), have the opportunity to potentially explore other emerging roles like data science, product management I would go Big Tech.
I don't see the connection between working corporate finance and going to a core tech job like data science/analytics, product or engineering...